Dega Surname
Approximately 10,004 people bear this surname
Dega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,532 | 1:169,255 | 10,479 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Nigeria | 512 | 1:345,982 | 18,736 |
| Indonesia | 454 | 1:291,298 | 26,005 |
| Algeria | 321 | 1:120,348 | 16,877 |
| Benin | 303 | 1:34,111 | 4,440 |
| Albania | 299 | 1:9,746 | 1,836 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| United States | 197 | 1:1,839,893 | 120,150 |
| Uganda | 186 | 1:209,889 | 16,563 |
| France | 154 | 1:431,316 | 62,491 |
| Cameroon | 135 | 1:153,845 | 16,852 |
| Ivory Coast | 121 | 1:190,671 | 8,308 |
| Russia | 87 | 1:1,656,587 | 109,852 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Serbia | 21 | 1:340,236 | 16,447 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Nepal | 10 | 1:2,848,096 | 9,545 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Déga (2), Degà (2) & Degá (1) are calculated separately.
Dega (10,336) may also be a first name.
Dega Demographics
Dega Political Affiliation
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Dega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dega (Hindi: डेगा, Marathi: डेगा, Oriya: େଡଗା, Russian: Дега, Tibetan: དི་ག་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Déga, Degà or Degá. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 51,248th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 728,463 people. The surname Dega occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Dega live; 45 percent live in South Asia and 45 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dega is also the 59,926th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 10,336 people.
Dega is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 4,532 people, or 1 in 169,255. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 81 percent live, Telangana, where 14 percent live and Gujarat, where 2 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Dega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dega has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,463 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dega Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dega surname are 4.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.35% registered with the party.
The amount Dega earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.19% more than the national average, earning $46,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.5% more than the national average, earning $68,314 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dega in the Oriya language | ||
| େଡଗା | edaga | 91.67 |
| ଡିଗା | diga | 8.33 |
| Dega in the Hindi language | ||
| डेगा | dega | 60 |
| देगा | dega | 23.33 |
| डेग | dega | 6.67 |
| देगड़ा | degara | 6.67 |
| देमा | dema | 3.33 |
| Dega in the Marathi language | ||
| डेगा | dega | 52.38 |
| देगा | dega | 47.62 |
| Dega in the Tibetan language | ||
| དི་ག་ | diga | 46.15 |
| གྲི་ག་ | driga | 30.77 |
| དྲི་དགའ་ | driga | 7.69 |
| དེ་དགའ་ | déga | 7.69 |
| དྲེ་ག་་ | dréga | 7.69 |
| Dega in the Russian language | ||
| Дега | dega | - |
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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
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- 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 Dega
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