Degbelo Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Degbelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degbelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin6621:15,6132,106
Ivory Coast331:699,12819,606
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Dègbèlo (1) are calculated separately.

Degbelo (12) may also be a first name.

Degbelo Last Name Facts

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

Degbelo is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Dègbèlo. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Degbelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Degbelo is the 475,771st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,366,353 people. The surname Degbelo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Degbelo live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Degbelo is also the 3,306,491st most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 662 people, or 1 in 15,613. In Benin Degbelo is most frequent in: Collines Department, where 39 percent are found, Zou Department, where 34 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Benin Degbelo is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Degboelo931/
Degbelou931/
Dègbèlo901/
Daegboelo881/
Deguelo864/
Dagbelo861/
Degbolo861/
Degbela861/
Dagbelou80366/
Dogbolo71140/
Dogbalo71127/
Dagbolo7190/
Deguilo7163/
Deguela7121/
Degbala7121/
Degbola7114/
Dagbela714/
Decuelo711/
Deguilio67150/
Daegbola673/
Dogballo672/
Dagbollo671/
Deagbala671/
Dogballou631/
Dagbala57339/
Dikuelo5768/
Dogbala5743/
Deguila5743/
Diguilo5710/
Dequilo576/
Digbala571/
Digwela571/
Diquelou53609/
Diguilio53284/
Deaguila5339/
Dequelia531/
Dogbolia531/
Dicquelou501/

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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 Degbelo
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