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Where Does The Last Name Degen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Degen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻛﻦ, Marathi: देग, Oriya: େଡେଗନ, Russian: Деген) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Dégen or Degeń. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Degen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 33,979^th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 466,821 people. The surname Degen occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Degen reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 366,789^th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 529 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 8,488 people, or 1 in 9,485. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 20 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 63 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Switzerland, where 10 percent are found.

Degen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Degen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 931 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,082 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Degen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Degen last name are 14.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Degen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.77% more than the national average, earning $48,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning $50,659 CAD per year.