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Defeis
The strongest concentration of Defeis in US arrival records points to Basilicata, with 3 of 4 arrivals (75 percent) originating there.
4
US arrivals
1830 to 1912
2
Comuni of
origin
2
Regioni
represented
0
Notable on
Wikipedia
Top regione
Basilicata
3 of 4
75 percent of arrivals
Varianti grafiche
Spelling variants worth checking
- The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
- If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.
De feis
2 US arrivals
Deis
1 US arrivals
Defeo
75 US arrivals
Defea
2 US arrivals
Defer
2 US arrivals
Defey
1 US arrivals
Defelicis
2 US arrivals
Demeis
1 US arrivals
Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Defeis.
Origini per comune
Arrival records by comune
Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Defeis was recorded between 1830 and 1912.
Provincia PZ
Provincia SA
| Comune | Provincia | US Arrivals |
|---|---|---|
| Albano di Lucania | PZ | 3 |
| Sala Consilina | SA | 1 |
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