Degenu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ghana

Degenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Degenu (5) may also be a first name.

Degenu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Degenu occurs most in Ethiopia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Degenu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Degenu reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Degenu is also the 5,493,085th most widespread first name globally It is held by 5 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 97,546,262. Beside Ethiopia Degenu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Degenau9224/
Degenut920/
Deghenou8638/
Deguenou8622/
Degenout862/
Dejenu831,777/
Desenu839/
Dogenu831/
Degenault801/
Deceanu7759/
Deseanu7758/
Deginus776/
Desienu775/
Degitnu774/
Degytnu774/
Dejetnu771/
Dezenou771/
Dechenu771/
Degenoe771/
Deiceanu7151/
Deseneux7138/
Dechenou714/
Deeseenu713/
Diguenou712/
Dedjenou711/
Degonnou711/
Diogenou711/
Dighengu711/
Dechenaux67342/
Dechenaud67249/
Detchenou67245/
Decheneux67125/
Dejinu6714/
Daganu677/
Designaux671/
Daginu671/
Digenhuis671/

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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 Degenu
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