Degena Surname
Approximately 1,514 people bear this surname
Degena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Degena (65) may also be a first name.
Degena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Degena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Degena (Oriya: େଦେଗନା) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Degena click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Degena? popularity and diffusion
It is the 259,625th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,813,439 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Degena are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Degena is also the 1,212,820th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 65 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Besides Ethiopia this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Degena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Degena in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦେଗନା | edegana | - |
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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 Degena
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