Degbenin Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Degbenin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Degbenin (19) may also be a first name.
Degbenin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Degbenin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Degbenin occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Degbenin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Degbenin live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin Degbenin is most prevalent in: Littoral Department, where 40 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 20 percent reside and Mono Department, where 20 percent reside. Other than Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degbegnin | 94 | 284 | / |
| Degbenyin | 94 | 3 | / |
| Degbenon | 88 | 5 | / |
| Deguenin | 88 | 1 | / |
| Degbenoni | 82 | 1 | / |
| Degvenion | 82 | 1 | / |
| Degueanin | 82 | 1 | / |
| Degbenayon | 78 | 1 | / |
| Dagbenon | 75 | 148 | / |
| Dogbenan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dugbenon | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dgobinin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dogbenon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Degbonan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Degbenayoun | 74 | 1 | / |
| Dahgbenon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Degbonhon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dogbanine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dequenion | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dah-Gbenon | 67 | 40 | / |
| Da-Gbennon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dequinion | 59 | 21 | / |
| Dequenyon | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Degbenin
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