Degbor Surname

241,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Degbor Surname User-submission:

The surname Degbor means 'one who has been on a mission and returned successfully'.

Degbor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,5931:16,9622,149
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Degbor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Degbor means 'one who has been on a mission and returned successfully'.

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Degbor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Degbor is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Degbor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 241,646th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,408,679 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Degbor live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,593 people, or 1 in 16,962. Other than Ghana this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Degbor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Degbor surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Degbor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.33% less than the national average, earning R 224,976 per year and in United States they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $45,866 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deugbor921/
Dagbor8335/
Dogbor8310/
Digbor839/
Daygbor77101/
Deghbar776/
Doegbar775/
Daghbor772/
Duigbor771/
Dehgbar771/
Degempor7110/
Deegbare711/
Dagbar672/
Dogbar671/
Dehghnpour631/
Degwart6210/
Deaguar623/
Deguard622/
Daghbar621/
Degward621/
Dehgvar621/
Dagbahar571/
Deckworth5313/
Digwar5034/
Dequar5011/
Digvar505/
Diguar503/
Dekwar502/
Dikwor501/
Decwar501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Degbor
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