Degener Surname

145,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Degener Surname Definition:

(German) One who made rapiers; descendant of Thegan, a pet form of names commencing with Degen (young warrior), as Deganhart and Theganbert; the young warrior or follower; descendant of Degenher (young warrior, army).

Degener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1091:38,1725,039
United States6301:575,33247,145
Netherlands1331:126,97119,799
Poland421:904,97068,062
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
England171:3,277,533109,658
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Finland61:916,11741,832
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Degener Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who made rapiers; descendant of Thegan, a pet form of names commencing with Degen (young warrior), as Deganhart and Theganbert; the young warrior or follower; descendant of Degenher (young warrior, army).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Degener Last Name Facts

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

The last name Degener occurs most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Degener? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 145,742nd most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,393,283 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Degener live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,109 people, or 1 in 38,172. In Germany Degener is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 27 percent are found and Bavaria, where 5 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Degener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Degener has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Degener last name rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Degener Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Degener surname are 14.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.29% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Degener earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 213.06% more than the national average, earning R 743,940 per year and in United States they earn 24.96% more than the national average, earning $53,919 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deegener9329/
Degenner9310/
Degenere935/
Hdegener931/
Degenier931/
Daegener931/
Degene926,230/
Deggenner881/
Dezhgener881/
Degenet8649/
Deghene8641/
Degesne8626/
Deagene8621/
Degenie8611/
Degenes869/
Deguene868/
Degeneh866/
Degeyne862/
Diegene861/
Degegne861/
Degenee861/
Degenez861/
Decener861/
Desener861/
Dagener860/
Dogener860/
Degenheart822/
Degenerová821/
Degenesh801,771/
Designer80605/
Degayner80105/
Diesener8085/
Desginer809/
Diezener807/
Degenett804/
Degenehe802/
Dheagene801/
Desehner801/
Degginer801/
Dezigner801/
Degienie801/
Deigiene801/
Deicener800/
Degenheardt781/
Dejene77163,551/
Degena771,514/
Digene77135/
Degeni7732/
Decene7729/
Desene7719/
Degine7719/
Dezene7711/
Degène777/
Degenj770/
Degginger75153/
Designere7536/
Degonhier7514/
Desaigner752/
Diehsener751/
Diezehner751/
Decheiner751/
Degenhead750/
Degineh711,782/
Diogene711,089/
Deguine71571/
Deseine71326/
Deseyne71207/
Doganer71147/
Degaine71139/
Designe71136/
Degenio7167/
Digenes7128/
Deginet7125/
Dedjene7123/
Desiner7115/
Deghine7114/
Degenis7111/
Dezenea7110/
Degueni7110/
Descene718/
Deziner714/
Desenes712/
Degines712/
Dhesene712/
Deseene711/
Diginer711/
Digenei711/
Doginer711/
Degenay711/
Deceine711/
Desenea711/
Desiene711/
Deschgenes711/
Dezcene711/
Dezeine711/
Digeney711/
Dejenea711/
Dejenee711/
Dejeneh711/
Derzene711/
Diguene711/
Dezenei711/
Dezenes711/
Disener710/
Dagoner710/
Daganer710/
Deisene710/
Deginesh674,024/
Deseigne67334/
Deguines67274/
Deguisne67143/
Dejeanne6787/
Deguigne6769/
Degaigne6762/
Dehghine6725/
Degenais6721/
Degoines6712/
Doganier676/
Deceanne676/
Designey675/
Deguinea675/
Designet674/
Daiguene674/
Designes673/
Designed673/
Deseanez672/
Dezinger672/
Deseinne672/
Didgenes671/
Dejeynes671/
Dejoyner671/
Designee671/
Desainer671/
Dejenets671/
Degonhir671/
Degeń671/
Deguenai671/
Diseigne671/
Dezainer671/
Deyzeane671/
Deseneth670/

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