Degeni Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Degeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Degeni (48) may also be a first name.

Degeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Degeni occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Degeni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Degeni occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 84 percent of Degeni live; 84 percent live in Oceania Islands and 84 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Degeni is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 48 people.

The surname Degeni is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea Degeni is most prevalent in: Hela, where 70 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 30 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Degenis9211/
Degenais8621/
Degene836,230/
Digeni83199/
Degini8335/
Deseni835/
Dejeni834/
Degenj830/
Degener773,045/
Digenis77255/
Disegni77185/
Designi77105/
Deseniß7770/
Degenet7749/
Degesne7726/
Deagene7721/
Degenes779/
Digieni777/
Digeniz772/
Degeyne772/
Degenay771/
Digenei771/
Desenis771/
Degenee771/
Degegne771/
Desegni771/
Deseeni771/
Degenez771/
Dezenei771/
Desenip770/
Degenesh711,771/
Dezsenyi7129/
Deegener7129/
Deseniss718/
Degenett714/
Degenehe712/
Deigiene711/
Deginish711/
Dheagene711/
Hdegener711/
Dejene67163,551/
Desini67422/
Dezena67206/
Digene67135/
Digini6753/
Decene6729/
Dyzeni6720/
Degine6719/
Desene6719/
Desoignie6718/
Dezene6711/
Diseni6710/
Dezeny677/
Digenhuis671/
Dijeni671/
Degenhead670/

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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 Degeni
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