Degam Surname

58,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Degam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,5141:90,0955,991
Brazil1021:2,098,76866,021
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Degam (740) may also be a first name.

Degam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Degam (Hindi: देगम, Marathi: देगम, Oriya: େଦଗାମ୍, Russian: Дегам, Tibetan: བྲེ་གངམ།) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Degam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 58,337th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 840,741 people. The surname Degam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Degam reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Degam is also the 302,485th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 740 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 8,514 people, or 1 in 90,095. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 92 percent are found, Telangana, where 7 percent are found and Bihar, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account India Degam exists 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 frequency of Degam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Degam last name declined 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deugam91141/
Dhegam9167/
Dejgam9147/
Degham9143/
Degame9134/
Deigam9116/
Deagam9114/
Degaum9110/
Desgam9110/
Degaam917/
Dehgam917/
Deegam914/
Deghaim83444/
Deigham8314/
Degaume839/
Deghame834/
Degaime833/
Dhegaam831/
Deagahm831/
Dehgham831/
Diegham830/
Degan808,561/
Dagam803,376/
Dogam80151/
Degom80114/
Digam8034/
Dygam802/
Deegan7311,035/
Degand733,232/
Digham73813/
Dehgan73563/
Deagan73309/
Deigan73249/
Daygam73191/
Digaum73185/
Degain73180/
Degang73162/
Degane73156/
Diegan73154/
Dahgam7394/
Dagham7379/
Deugan7371/
Dhagam7366/
Digame7361/
Deghan7360/
Degant7354/
Deggan7352/
Degann7327/
Daagam7321/
Dagamh7314/
Daggam7311/
Dagaam737/
Daigam737/
Diogam736/
Degome736/
Dujgam734/
Dogham734/
Dygham734/
Dhygam733/
Deganc733/
Dhigam732/
Deugom732/
Doggam731/
Diggam731/
Deygan731/
Dhegan731/
Dhogam731/
Degaun731/
Ddigam731/
Decgan731/
Dygeam731/
Duigam731/
Degayn731/
Deqgan731/
Dogaim731/
Dehghan67129,295/
Deighan671,678/
Degagne671,443/
Daigham67524/
Dahagam67259/
Degandt67232/
Doghaim67166/
Degomme67162/
Degasne67156/
Degaine67139/
Desgain6791/
Deganck6769/
Deghand6766/
Daingam6758/
Dhegane6744/
Deeghan6734/
Deugoum6730/
Deganne6727/
Daghamh6725/
Dieghan6716/
Deahgan6712/
Dechgan6711/
Deggane679/
Dhigamm676/
Degaten676/
Deghane675/
Daygham675/
Deghoum674/
Dhiggam673/
Dhegant672/
Degaing672/
Deeggan671/
Desgant671/
Desgane671/
Degaand671/
Deagahn671/
Deigant671/
Dehgahn671/
Dehgain671/
Dehgang671/
Degancq671/
Deghain671/
D'Eagan671/
Deshgan671/
Degheim671/
Deygane671/
Deegang671/
Deeganh671/
Deaghan670/
Degangh670/

Degam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Degam in the Tibetan language
བྲེ་གངམ།drégangam-
Degam in the Marathi language
देगमdegama-
Degam in the Hindi language
देगमdegama93.75
बेगमbegama6.25
Degam in the Oriya language
େଦଗାମ୍edagam25
େଦଗାମedagama25
େଦଗମedagama25
େଦଓଗାମ୍eda'ogam8.33
େଦଓଗାମeda'ogama8.33
ଜଗବୁେଦଓଗାମjagabueda'ogama8.33
Degam in the Russian language
Дегамdegam-

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