Degdeg Surname

271,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Degdeg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degdeg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria7511:51,4408,874
Indonesia4781:276,67224,941
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France431:1,544,714145,815
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Degdeg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Degdeg has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Degdeg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 271,501st most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,078,429 people. The surname Degdeg occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Degdeg are found; 62 percent are found in North Africa and 62 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The last name is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is carried by 751 people, or 1 in 51,440. In Algeria Degdeg is mostly found in: Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 85 percent reside, Naâma Province, where 13 percent reside and Sétif Province, where 1 percent reside. Not including Algeria it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and Morocco, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deghdeg923/
Deghdegh8641/
Degdegue861/
Degdek831/
Dagdeg831/
Deghdek772/
Deghdig771/
Digdig67259/
Dekdek673/
Dekdeuk621/
Daigdig621/
Dighdigh571/
Dogdic508/
Dagdiq504/
Dogdik501/

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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 Degdeg
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