Degenek Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Degenek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degenek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia301:140,95319,667
Serbia51:1,428,99029,746
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Degenek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Degenek is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Degenek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Degenek occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Degenek live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Croatia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 140,953. In Croatia Degenek is most prevalent in: Šibenik-Knin County, where 70 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 30 percent are found. Aside from Croatia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Degueneke882/
Degenisk801/
Dogenik717/
Desenik712/
Desenick679/
Decenick678/
Desetnik672/
Deseatnik631/
Dezhenkova5985/
Dehghanikh591/
Dogonik5720/
Daginik572/
Doganik571/
Daganayk534/
Desenoix531/
Desinaik531/
Deseatnic5045/
Dehghanig501/

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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 Degenek
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