Degenaar Surname

329,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Suriname

Degenaar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degenaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7411:73,1149,100
Netherlands2251:75,05412,725
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Degenaar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Degenaar occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Degenaar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 329,892nd most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,489,355 people. Degenaar occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Degenaar reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Degenaar is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 741 people, or 1 in 73,114. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 35 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 21 percent are found and North West, where 15 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Degenaar occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Degenaar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Degenaar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Degenaar last name rose 454 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Degenaar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Degenaar last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Degenaar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.88% more than the national average, earning R 446,472 per year and in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Degenaar
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