Degefu Surname

17,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Degefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia30,9081:3,156539
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Degefu (47,176) may also be a first name.

Degefu Last Name Facts

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

Degefu is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Degefu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Degefu is the 17,807th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 234,772 people. The surname Degefu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Degefu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Degefu is also the 19,430th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 47,176 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 30,908 people, or 1 in 3,156. Aside from Ethiopia it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Degefu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Degefu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Degefu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.14% more than the national average, earning $43,210 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.11% less than the national average, earning $28,761 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Degeffu924/
Deguefu922/
Degefus921/
Degafu8338/
Degifu839/
Dejefu834/
Digefu831/
Dejefus775/
Degoffau715/
Digafu6717/

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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 Degefu
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