Debena Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Debena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Debena (88) may also be a first name.
Debena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Debena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Debena is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Debena? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Debena live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 88 people.
The surname Debena is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Not including Ethiopia Debena occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Debena
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