Degh Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Degh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Degh Last Name Facts

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

Degh (Hindi: दॆघ, Marathi: देघ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Degh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Degh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Degh are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Degh is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 42 percent are found, Benue, where 29 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 13 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Degh Last Name Statistics demography

Degh earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deigh89296/
Dehgh8987/
Diegh893/
Deegh892/
Deagh891/
Deugh891/
Deg86827/
Deagph801/
Deeg753,439/
Degg75987/
Dehk75653/
Dekh75372/
Deig75335/
Digh75223/
Deag75111/
Dieg7585/
Dheg7536/
Deug7531/
Dehg759/
Desg757/
Dgeg754/
Deyg754/
Degs752/
Dehq752/
Degz752/
Degc752/
Degĺ751/
Degľ751/
Degt751/
Tdeg751/
Dejg751/
Degq751/
Dehx751/
Degue673,437/
Dheeg67416/
Daigh67329/
Deggs67255/
Dehec67138/
Dekht6751/
Dehkh6722/
Dekhe6720/
Deekh6717/
Deshk6713/
Deikh6712/
Duigh677/
Duygh674/
Deksh674/
Dhigh673/
Diehc672/
Dhekh672/
Dheag672/
Diehk671/
Dhieg671/
Dechc671/
Dehhg671/
Dehgt671/
Diehg671/
Dehke671/
Decsh671/
Deegg671/
Deegs671/
Deugk671/
Degke671/
Dgecg671/
Deigs670/
Degss670/

Degh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Degh in the Hindi language
दॆघdegha-
Degh in the Marathi language
देघdegha-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Degh
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis