Degbo Surname

102,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Degbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3,9511:2,616317
Ivory Coast3551:64,9893,739
Nigeria1531:1,157,79647,225
Liberia471:93,7997,591
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
France181:3,690,151224,666
Belgium121:958,05473,966
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

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

Degbo (270) may also be a first name.

Degbo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Degbo (Russian: Дегбо) is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Dêgbo. Click here for further possible spellings of Degbo.

How Common Is The Last Name Degbo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 102,995th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,594,998 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Degbo are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Degbo is also the 541,116th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 270 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 3,951 people, or 1 in 2,616. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 32 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 28 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dêgbo931/
Degbou91348/
Deagbo9148/
Deygbo9140/
Deigbo9122/
Diegbo9120/
Deïgbo9115/
Degboh9112/
Degboi9110/
Dhegbo917/
Doegbo917/
Deîgbo916/
Dehgbo912/
Degbod911/
Deugbo911/
Deggbo911/
Deegbo911/
Degbohe833/
Deygboi832/
Deangbo831/
Dogbo8011,986/
Dagbo803,608/
Digbo802,486/
Degba80520/
Deguo8023/
Degbeu731,866/
Daagbo73127/
Diogbo7382/
Diegba7355/
Doegba7342/
Deegba7319/
Deugba7316/
Doïgbo7316/
Dogboh7312/
Degbah739/
Daigbo737/
Dhogbo736/
Deagba736/
Dahgbo736/
Digboy736/
Degbaa733/
Doigbo732/
Dégbou732/
Digboh732/
Dagboi732/
Digbou732/
Deghba731/
Degwoh731/
Degbas731/
Deguou731/
Degwoi731/
Digbuo731/
Dagbou731/
Deigba731/
Dogbuo731/
Dagboh731/
Deghbouch713/
Doegbah6777/
Diegbeu6725/
Deagbeu6722/
Daigboi679/
Degwood675/
Deagbah673/
Degvoot671/
Dahagbo671/
Deegbaa671/
Degouho671/
Deangba671/
Daahgbo671/
Deugbah671/
Deugbeu671/

Degbo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Degbo in the Russian language
Дегбоdegbo-

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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 Degbo
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