Deganus Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Deganus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deganus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin231:449,37431,324
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Deganus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deganus is most common in Benin. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deganus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. Deganus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Deganus live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 449,374. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Department, where 52 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 22 percent live and Mono Department, where 22 percent live. Excluding Benin this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and Ghana, where 9 percent live.

Deganus Last Name Statistics demography

Deganus earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 119.35% more than the national average, earning $94,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deghanus931/
Deganos8629/
Deganut8618/
Daganus862/
Deganou861/
Deganaud803/
Deganoss801/
Degaños71110/
Diganou7121/
Doganuz7114/
Digangu714/
Dehghanoud711/
Dikganou671/
Degonnou671/
Dagenuis671/
Digenhuis631/
Digonou571/
Duigonu571/
Digonau571/
Digonnaux5069/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Deganus
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