Degahi Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Degahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Degahi (10) may also be a first name.

Degahi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Degahi (Arabic: دقي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻛﺎﻫﻲ) has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Degahi? popularity and diffusion

Degahi is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Degahi reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Degahi is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,441,952. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 69 percent are found, Montagnes District, where 13 percent are found and Lacs District, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 31 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehgahi9245/
Dejgahi921/
Deggahi921/
Dagahi836/
Degohi832/
Degahe831/
Daghahi7714/
Diggahi775/
Degueai771/
Dehgaei771/
Dujgahi771/
Diegohi771/
Deghuie771/
Degei7311,398/
Degae732/
Deghaiye711/
Degoua67186/
Degaey6780/
Dagahe6728/
Dagohi6720/
Degoei6719/
Degoui6713/
Digohi678/
Deygae675/
Deegei672/
Dogahe671/
Dhegei671/
Dogohi671/
Dogaeh671/
Deggei671/
Degaee671/
Dhegae671/

Degahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Degahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻛﺎﻫﻲaldkahy60
ﺍﻟﺪﻛﺎﻩaldkah20
ﺩﻛﺎﻫﻲdkahy20
Degahi in the Arabic language
دقيdqy-

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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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  • 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 Degahi
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