Degheish Surname

62,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Degheish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degheish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen6,6961:3,946589
United Arab Emirates5501:16,6592,004
Jordan2771:31,9223,943
Iraq2621:133,6703,639
Lebanon1501:37,5813,554
Palestine1071:42,5134,749

Degheish (14) may also be a first name.

Degheish Last Name Facts

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

Degheish is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Degheish? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 62,416th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 906,186 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Degheish live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Degheish is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Degheish is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is borne by 6,696 people, or 1 in 3,946. In Yemen Degheish is mostly found in: Ibb Governorate, where 32 percent live, Taiz Governorate, where 19 percent live and Amanat Al Asimah, where 9 percent live. Excluding Yemen Degheish exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent live and Jordan, where 3 percent live.

Degheish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deghish934/
Deghesh931/
Deghaish88122/
Degesh862/
Degaish8021/
Deghais807/
Deghies804/
Dighesh802/
Deghich802/
Dehghis801/
Degheus801/
Degeesh801/
Deghash801/
Deges77242/
Degis77169/
Deghayes758/
Deghaies752/
Deghaiss751/
Degheche751/
Deighech751/
Degois71690/
Degise71298/
Degges71298/
Degese71131/
Degues7198/
Dieges7187/
Degoes7179/
Deguis7140/
Deeges7124/
Degais7117/
Degies7114/
Degeas7112/
Degest718/
Deghayash715/
Desgis712/
Degash712/
Digish712/
Deghas711/
Degiss711/
Deages711/
Degees711/
Hdeges710/
Degeest67988/
Deguise67689/
Degache67409/
Desgues6734/
Desguis6728/
Deguest6718/
Degoias6716/
Degesse6711/
Deghous675/
Degiche674/
Deghach672/
Deegues672/
Dhegash671/
Dighich671/
Deshgis671/
Degease671/
Degeese671/
Degoies671/
Deguess671/
Dighech671/
Deigues671/
D'Eggis671/
Degeets671/
Degoise671/
Deinges670/
Degetts670/
Deanges670/
Deagoes670/

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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 Degheish
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