Degef Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Degef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Degef (1,849) may also be a first name.

Degef Last Name Facts

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

Degef occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Degef.

How Common Is The Last Name Degef? popularity and diffusion

The last name Degef is the 3,055,934th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Degef is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Degef live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Degef is also the 177,272nd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 1,849 people.

Degef is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Beside Ethiopia Degef occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Degef Last Name Statistics demography

Degef earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Degefe9112,924/
Degesf912/
Degeffe836/
Degeeff835/
Deguefe835/
Degif801,932/
Degev804/
Dexef804/
Degew803/
Dejef802/
Digef802/
Desef802/
Degife738,394/
Dechef73164/
Deseff7334/
Deseuf7321/
Deceff7312/
Dejeff733/
Degiff731/
Degift731/
Deguev731/
Degiev731/
Dezeff731/
Degeev731/
Dighef730/
Dechief67195/
Deseife6776/
Decheff6722/
Degiffe672/
Daggeff671/

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