Degife Surname

60,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Degife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia8,3711:11,6531,726
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Degife (10,982) may also be a first name.

Degife Last Name Facts

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

Degife is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Degife? popularity and diffusion

The last name Degife is the 60,053rd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 868,185 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Degife live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 57,549th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 10,982 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 8,371 people, or 1 in 11,653. Without taking into account Ethiopia it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Degife Last Name Statistics demography

Degife earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.95% less than the national average, earning $27,638 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Degifie921,449/
Degiffe922/
Degifee921/
Degif911,932/
Deghifie864/
Deegifei861/
Degefe8312,924/
Degafe832,905/
Dagife834/
Digife832/
Degiev831/
Degift831/
Degiff831/
Degefie771,936/
Deseife7776/
Degifis7718/
Degeffe776/
Deguefe775/
Degaffe771/
Degef7341/
Degev734/
Desif734/
Degew733/
Dejaiffe71288/
Dezaiffe7112/
Degouffe711/
Degiyefa711/
Degefa6736,950/
Digafe675,327/
Digifa67133/
Digifi6749/
Digiev6735/
Deziev6727/
Desiev677/
Dejefe674/
Digiew672/
Degesf672/
Deghib671/
Degefi671/
Deguev671/
Degeev671/
Dagefe671/

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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
  • 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 Degife
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