Debra Surname

115,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ghana

Debra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Debra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3701:264,56924,925
Ghana1,1781:22,9382,795
India2621:2,927,73088,513
France2431:273,34542,057
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Belgium1221:94,23514,539
Uruguay1141:30,1033,463
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Israel751:114,10212,745
Kenya711:650,42129,207
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
England551:1,013,05650,089
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Syria201:965,0516,626
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

The alternate forms: Dèbra (1) are calculated separately.

Debra (885,541) may also be a first name.

Debra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Debra (Arabic: دبرا, Hindi: डेबरा, Marathi: डेबरा, Oriya: େଡବା, Russian: Дебра) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Dèbra. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Debra? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 115,516th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,823,254 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Debra live; 32 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. Debra is also the 1,044th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 885,541 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,370 people, or 1 in 264,569. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 6 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 56 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 29 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Debra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Debra has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,322 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Debra Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Debra surname are 10.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.58% being registered with the party.

The amount Debra earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.62% less than the national average, earning $38,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $47,720 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dèbra931/
Debrah9121,547/
Debray918,229/
Debras911,302/
Debraz91115/
Diebra9191/
Debrai9140/
Debraj9125/
Debrau9113/
Debrea919/
Dhebra916/
Debrat916/
Deibra913/
Debraa913/
Deebra912/
Debrha912/
Debroa911/
Debrad911/
Debrra911/
Deabra910/
Debraux83280/
Debrais83126/
Debrach8380/
Debreau8347/
Debrass8331/
Desbras8324/
Debraha835/
Debratz834/
Debraus832/
Debrahy832/
Deabera831/
Debrash831/
Debraut831/
Desbray831/
Debraud831/
Debra's831/
Debreap831/
Deb'rah831/
Debbrah831/
Dobra8010,747/
Debre8010,325/
Dibra803,581/
Debry801,270/
Dabra80802/
Devra80562/
Debro80504/
Debri80346/
Dewra80144/
Debré8032/
Dybra802/
Debrê801/
Debrault7750/
Deabreau7723/
Desbraux7717/
Desbrais7715/
Deubreau776/
Debraish773/
Deshbrat771/
Debreaut771/
Debrie735,766/
Dobrea734,400/
Debroy733,801/
Devraj732,627/
Debris731,113/
Dhebre73859/
Diebre73790/
Dabrah73787/
Dobrai73779/
Debret73712/
Debreu73697/
Debree73574/
Debrot73440/
Devras73440/
Devray73413/
Debrei73253/
Debrey73175/
Debrou73137/
Dobray73124/
Debroi73117/
Dabrha7391/
Debros7389/
Dabrai7376/
Dewraj7376/
Desbre7363/
Devrai7353/
Debres7353/
Dhebri7349/
Dobrau7348/
Deabre7347/
Debrez7326/
Debrit7324/
Dobraa7316/
Deybre7313/
Deubry7312/
Debriz739/
Devrat737/
Dabrea737/
Desbro736/
Debrer736/
Deewra736/
Dhabra736/
Dhewra736/
Dibraz736/
Debreh735/
Debryi735/
Debrio733/
Diebri733/
Dabray732/
Debhre732/
Debrod732/
Devrah732/
Dewrad732/
Debrői732/
Dibras732/
Disbra732/
Devrra732/
Devrea731/
Dewray731/
Dibrah731/
Deebri731/
Deavra731/
Debrgi731/
Debrid731/
Debruy731/
Dewrah731/
Debrói731/
Deibro731/
Dehbri731/
Debred731/
Debrej731/
Debroz731/
Debrès731/
Deevra731/
Diebro731/
Dibrat731/
Dewrra731/
Debrui731/
Dobrah730/
Deubre730/
Dybrad730/
Deshbhrat711/
Deibehera711/
Desbreaux710/
Debroux672,901/
Deabreu67977/
Dahabra67391/
Debritt67129/
Desbree67122/
Debrois6786/
Devraaj6786/
Debrodt6773/
Diebrey6772/
Debrich6758/
Disbray6751/
Debroey6744/
Debrett6726/
Debrest6726/
Dewrajh6715/
Dibraja6714/
Debross6713/
Daiwera6712/
Debretz678/
Dhewraj678/
Debrish677/
Deibero677/
Debrott677/
Debreis676/
Deabrey675/
Devrajh675/
Dhevraj675/
Deavera674/
Debrist674/
Debriey673/
Deawrah672/
Desbris671/
Dobhray671/
Devraha671/
Devraux671/
Dewraat671/
Dahbrah671/
Deevera671/
Debroos671/
Debrout671/
Debrous671/
Deebhri671/
De'bree671/
Debrees671/
Debruit671/
Daivera671/
Desbres671/
Desbrez671/
Desbrée671/
Dibrach671/
Debreth671/
Desbrey670/
Desbroh670/
Desbret670/
Desbrot670/

Debra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Debra in the Marathi language
डेबराdebara96.3
डेबरdebara3.7
Debra in the Oriya language
େଡବାedaba79.41
େଡବରାedabara11.76
େଜରାଇejara'i2.94
େବଶାebasa2.94
େଦବରାedabara2.94
Debra in the Hindi language
डेबराdebara70.83
डेब्राdebra12.5
देबराdebara12.5
डेम्ब्राdembra4.17
Debra in the Russian language
Дебраdebra-
Debra in the Arabic language
دبراdbra-
ديبراdybra-

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