Degefa Surname
Approximately 36,950 people bear this surname
Degefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 36,864 | 1:2,646 | 461 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Degefa (66,716) may also be a first name.
Degefa Demographics
Average Degefa Salary in
United States
$46,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Degefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Degefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Degefa is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Degefa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 15,072nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 197,227 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Degefa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Degefa is also the 14,464th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 66,716 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 36,864 people, or 1 in 2,646. Excluding Ethiopia this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.
Degefa Last Name Statistics demography
Degefa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deagefa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Deighefa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Degefe | 83 | 12,924 | / |
| Degafa | 83 | 52 | / |
| Degofa | 83 | 26 | / |
| Desefa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Degefi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dagefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Degefie | 77 | 1,936 | / |
| Degeffe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Deguefe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Degofai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Degoffau | 71 | 5 | / |
| Degife | 67 | 8,394 | / |
| Digifa | 67 | 133 | / |
| Dagafa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Degifie | 62 | 1,449 | / |
| Degifis | 62 | 18 | / |
| Degiffe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Dikgofa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Degifee | 62 | 1 | / |
| Deghifie | 57 | 4 | / |
| Deegifei | 57 | 1 | / |
| Digifi | 50 | 49 | / |
| Disifa | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Degefa
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