Deborah Surname

54,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Deborah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deborah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad2,2151:6,136908
Nigeria2,0081:88,2196,158
United States1,4271:254,00124,099
Israel8501:10,0681,543
DR Congo4791:154,23716,059
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Australia2711:99,61511,276
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Kenya2221:208,01814,946
Indonesia2131:620,88849,115
Syria1791:107,8273,438
India1431:5,364,094131,111
New Zealand1401:32,3455,645
Canada971:379,85133,859
United Arab Emirates801:114,5289,720
England781:714,33440,171
Jordan491:180,4589,134
Iran421:1,828,15567,506
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Lebanon301:187,9038,189
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France131:5,109,440259,941
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
China41:341,830,39216,990
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Déborah (15) are calculated separately.

Deborah (1,832,397) may also be a first name.

Deborah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Deborah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Deborah (Arabic: ديبوراه, Hindi: देबोराह, Marathi: डेबोरा, Oriya: େଡେବାରାହ, Tibetan: གྲེ་སྦོ་ར་) is found in Chad more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Déborah. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Deborah? popularity and diffusion

Deborah is the 54,089th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 773,543 people. The last name Deborah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Deborah reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 24 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Deborah is also the 357th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 1,832,397 people.

Deborah is most commonly used in Chad, where it is carried by 2,215 people, or 1 in 6,136. Beside Chad this surname is found in 90 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Deborah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deborah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Deborah last name increased 47,567 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 709 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deborah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (44%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Deborah last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Deborah earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.64% less than the national average, earning R 117,288 per year; in United States they earn 4.46% less than the national average, earning $41,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.35% less than the national average, earning $37,583 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Deborah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deborah in the Tibetan language
གྲེ་སྦོ་ར་drébora-
Deborah in the Hindi language
देबोराहdeboraha-
Deborah in the Oriya language
େଡେବାରାହedebaraha50
େଦେବାରାedebara50
Deborah in the Marathi language
डेबोराdebora27.5
डेबोराहdeboraha17.5
देबोराहdeboraha17.5
डेबराdebara10
देबोरहdeboraha7.5
देबोराdebora5
देबोरdebora2.5
देबुराdebura2.5
डेबराहdebaraha2.5
दबोराdabora2.5
डेबोरोdeboro2.5
एमडेबोराहemadeboraha2.5
Deborah in the Arabic language
ديبوراهdybwrah-
دبورهdbwrh-
ديبورهdybwrh-

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Footnotes

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