Degbey Surname
Approximately 4,339 people bear this surname
Degbey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3,615 | 1:2,859 | 349 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Dégbey (3) are calculated separately.
Degbey (118) may also be a first name.
Degbey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Degbey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Degbey is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Dégbey. For other potential spellings of Degbey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Degbey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Degbey is the 107,543rd most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,679,545 people. The surname Degbey is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Degbey are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Degbey is also the 859,937th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 118 people.
This surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 3,615 people, or 1 in 2,859. In Benin Degbey is most numerous in: Kouffo Department, where 61 percent are found, Mono Department, where 13 percent are found and Zou Department, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Benin Degbey exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 14 percent are found and France, where 1 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
- 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
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