Degene Surname
Approximately 6,230 people bear this surname
Degene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,117 | 1:15,947 | 2,188 |
| Papua New Guinea | 81 | 1:100,663 | 13,542 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Degène (7) are calculated separately.
Degene (12,925) may also be a first name.
Degene Demographics
Average Degene Salary in
United States
$29,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Degene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Degene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Degene (Russian: Дегене) is found most in Ethiopia. It can be rendered as a variant: Degène. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Degene? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 78,397th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,169,751 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Degene reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Degene is also the 51,504th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 12,925 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 6,117 people, or 1 in 15,947. Apart from Ethiopia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Degene Last Name Statistics demography
Degene earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.76% less than the national average, earning $29,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Degene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Degene in the Russian language | ||
| Дегене | degene | - |
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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 Degene
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