Degawan Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Degawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1141:888,05580,963
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Degawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Degawan is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Degawan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,628,521st most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. Degawan is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Degawan live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 888,055. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 37 percent reside, Caraga, where 29 percent reside and Mimaropa, where 12 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Degawan
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