Degi Surname

391,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Degi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3641:486,65624,409
India1261:6,087,820142,101
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Serbia581:123,1899,202
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Romania531:378,82831,692
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

The alternate forms: Dégi (325) are calculated separately.

Degi (1,215) may also be a first name.

Degi Last Name Facts

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

Degi (Georgian: დეგი, Hindi: देगी, Marathi: डेगी, Oriya: େଡ଼ଗି, Russian: Деги) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Dégi. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Degi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 391,429th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,061,445 people. Degi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Degi live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 227,149th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 1,215 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 364 people, or 1 in 486,656. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 94 percent are found, Lagos, where 2 percent are found and Sokoto, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Degi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Degi are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Degi earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.06% more than the national average, earning $51,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.4% more than the national average, earning $50,379 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dégi92325/
Degie895,965/
Degui892,878/
Deghi89560/
Deugi89369/
Degai89255/
Degis89169/
Degit89114/
Degiz8994/
Degiy8981/
Degoi8942/
Dehgi8933/
Deggi8922/
Degid8922/
Diegi898/
Dhegi894/
Doegi894/
Daegi892/
Dezgi892/
Deigi891/
Deagi891/
Degiç891/
Deguit804,389/
Degois80690/
Degitz80279/
Degier80176/
Diegai8084/
Deguiz8045/
Dehghi8045/
Deguis8040/
Deighi8037/
Degiez8027/
Degait8026/
Degais8017/
Degoit8017/
Degies8014/
Degaia8011/
Degieś8011/
Deghei809/
Deggit808/
Dehgui808/
Deigui808/
Degeyi806/
Dehgai805/
Deguid804/
Degioa803/
Degich803/
Deegei802/
Deangi802/
Deghui802/
Desgis802/
Deggie802/
Deagit801/
Deagui801/
Doegai801/
Deigai801/
Deegia801/
Dejgai801/
Deghie801/
Degiss801/
Deghai801/
Deguei801/
Deeggi801/
Decgui801/
Deugai801/
Diegie801/
Dezgai801/
Deeghi801/
Deigie800/
Deigit800/
Desi7512,507/
Dega7510,004/
Dege758,331/
Dagi755,787/
Digi754,348/
Deji753,592/
Dezi752,577/
Dogi751,313/
Deci75569/
Dexi7524/
Degé7522/
Dygi751/
Degá751/
Djgi751/
Desguis7328/
Degaish7321/
Dehghid7316/
Degoeij7312/
Degidts738/
Deghais737/
Deghaid736/
De'gier734/
Deghish734/
Degguiz733/
Deghaia732/
Deghich732/
Deshgis731/
Degietz731/
Deagiet731/
Deghihe731/
Deghuit731/
Dehghis731/
Deguihe731/
D'Eggis731/
Deggich731/
Deguich731/
Deangai731/
Desai67446,556/
Desie679,989/
Diggi674,592/
Dechi674,217/
Dedji673,960/
Doege673,117/
Deusi672,500/
Deger671,956/
Digui671,767/
Dedge671,594/
Dezai671,512/
Dezsi671,309/
Deise671,287/
Degay671,145/
Digai67964/
Degha67845/
Diega67789/
Dagai67787/
Dhega67693/
Degga67625/
Dhege67608/
Deege67499/
Deguy67489/
Desih67469/
Deasi67447/
Derzi67417/
Deget67399/
Daggi67377/
Dezzi67346/
Degge67311/
Degey67291/
Degez67266/
Diezi67245/
Deges67242/
Deage67241/
Desei67225/
Deghe67222/
Dhagi67204/
Degaa67201/
Degee67192/
Digit67191/
Dighi67190/
Dyogi67168/
Degoy67155/
Desoi67149/
Desis67123/
Deghaish67122/
Deysi67121/
Daege67118/
Dezii67102/
Daigi6787/
Degea6777/
Desit6776/
Dezhi6774/
Deisi6771/
Daagi6770/
Deisy6770/
Deiza6769/
Dekhi6766/
Degée6766/
Dehga6766/
Degaj6764/
Dogai6764/
Diege6747/
Dogie6745/
Deiga6745/
Deazi6741/
Digić6734/
Deega6734/
Dhogi6732/
Didgi6731/
Doggi6731/
Dezie6729/
Deize6729/
Deyzi6728/
Deige6727/
Dagie6725/
Degoa6724/
Dejhi6723/
Deguj6720/
Degeh6720/
Digoi6720/
Dagoi6719/
Deiji6715/
Digis6715/
Deged6714/
Dezis6714/
Degoj6713/
Dogoi6712/
Deije6711/
Dahgi6711/
Deeji6711/
Dagih6711/
Deziz6710/
Deuge679/
Desci679/
Dejoi677/
Deizy677/
Dejih677/
Digie677/
Dejui677/
Decih676/
Deaga676/
Dizgi676/
Dejiz676/
Dexai676/
Dheji675/
Dehge675/
Dejai675/
Decii675/
Dehci675/
Dedzi675/
Disei674/
Dhigi674/
Dhegy674/
Deyga674/
Digih674/
Dezić674/
Hdege673/
Ddigi673/
Deyji673/
Dgege673/
Deghy673/
Daygi673/
Deezi673/
Djgui672/
Deyge672/
Dehsi672/
Decoi672/
Desui672/
Dégui672/
Doigi672/
Desge672/
Desiz672/
Dezid672/
Dezih671/
Dhezi671/
Deaji671/
Ddega671/
Dâagi671/
Degye671/
Dezit671/
Dezei671/
Degys671/
Djgai671/
Dizei671/
Deizi671/
Dehzi671/
Deghè671/
Dehghieh671/
Degès671/
Ddege671/
Ddezi671/
Dekga671/
Deïsi671/
Digii671/
Dijei671/
Deghaiss671/
Deggiche671/
Dezui671/
Deyci670/
Dygie670/

Degi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Degi in the Georgian language
დეგიdegi-
Degi in the Hindi language
देगीdegi65.63
डेगीdegi21.88
डेजीdeji6.25
डेगईdega'i3.13
डंगीdangi3.13
Degi in the Marathi language
डेगीdegi56.25
देगीdegi43.75
Degi in the Oriya language
େଡ଼ଗିeragi16.67
ଦିଗୀdigi16.67
େଦଗୀedagi16.67
େଦଗିedagi16.67
େଡଗୀedagi16.67
େଡଗିedagi16.67
Degi in the Russian language
Дегиdegi-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Degi
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