Degbegni Surname
Approximately 1,249 people bear this surname
Degbegni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,228 | 1:8,417 | 1,160 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Degbégni (1), Dégbegni (1), Dégbègni (2) & Dégbégni (1) are calculated separately.
Degbegni (101) may also be a first name.
Degbegni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Degbegni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Degbegni occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Degbégni, Dégbegni, Dégbègni or Dégbégni. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Degbegni? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 303,577th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,834,704 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Degbegni reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 940,641st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 101 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 1,228 people, or 1 in 8,417. In Benin Degbegni is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 48 percent are found, Mono Department, where 19 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 12 percent are found. Other than Benin this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Degbegni
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