Degam Surname
Approximately 8,668 people bear this surname
Degam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,514 | 1:90,095 | 5,991 |
| Brazil | 102 | 1:2,098,768 | 66,021 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Degam (740) may also be a first name.
Degam Demographics
Average Degam Salary in
South Africa
R 191,520
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Degam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Degam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Degam (Hindi: देगम, Marathi: देगम, Oriya: େଦଗାମ୍, Russian: Дегам, Tibetan: བྲེ་གངམ།) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Degam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Degam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 58,337th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 840,741 people. The surname Degam is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Degam live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 302,485th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 740 people.
Degam is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 8,514 people, or 1 in 90,095. In India it is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 92 percent are found, Telangana, where 7 percent are found and Bihar, where 1 percent are found. Besides India it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Degam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Degam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Degam last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Degam Last Name Statistics demography
Degam earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.41% less than the national average, earning R 191,520 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Degam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Degam in the Tibetan language | ||
| བྲེ་གངམ། | drégangam | - |
| Degam in the Marathi language | ||
| देगम | degama | - |
| Degam in the Hindi language | ||
| देगम | degama | 93.75 |
| बेगम | begama | 6.25 |
| Degam in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦଗାମ୍ | edagam | 25 |
| େଦଗାମ | edagama | 25 |
| େଦଗମ | edagama | 25 |
| େଦଓଗାମ୍ | eda'ogam | 8.33 |
| େଦଓଗାମ | eda'ogama | 8.33 |
| ଜଗବୁେଦଓଗାମ | jagabueda'ogama | 8.33 |
| Degam in the Russian language | ||
| Дегам | degam | - |
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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 Degam
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