Degla Surname

119,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Togo

Degla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,6301:6,341866
Togo1,5751:4,602829
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
Algeria781:495,27636,958
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
India71:109,580,769786,157
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Dègla (3) are calculated separately.

Degla (3,873) may also be a first name.

Degla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Degla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻛﻠﻪ) occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Dègla. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Degla? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 119,893rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,902,754 people. The last name Degla is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Degla reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Degla is also the 112,758th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 3,873 people.

The last name is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 1,630 people, or 1 in 6,341. In Benin it is most frequent in: Collines Department, where 65 percent reside, Zou Department, where 14 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Benin this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 41 percent reside and Egypt, where 9 percent reside.

Degla Last Name Statistics demography

Degla earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dègla933/
Deglas91485/
Deglau91213/
Deglah919/
Deglay915/
Deglla912/
Dhegla911/
Deghla911/
Desgla911/
Degilla8348/
Daeglau837/
Deglaux836/
Deangla835/
Deglaus834/
Degleau833/
Deglais832/
Deglauy832/
Degella831/
Deaghla831/
Dechgla831/
Dagla80863/
Degle80723/
Deglo80250/
Digla80150/
Degli8044/
Dogla8017/
Degly803/
Deglé802/
Deguilla77153/
Deqghlah7711/
Degellas776/
Dehghlah775/
Degillas773/
Deighela772/
Deanglay771/
Degler732,073/
Deagle73928/
Deglos73240/
Doglea73111/
Diglas7397/
Degley7396/
Deghli7395/
Deglis7349/
Diegle7335/
Deglee7334/
Degles7329/
Doglya7325/
Hdeglo7312/
Dhegle7311/
Daghla7310/
Deigle735/
Doglai735/
Dhogla734/
Dieglo734/
Dhigla733/
Dhagla733/
Daggla733/
Degleh733/
Deaglo733/
Degleo732/
Doglay732/
Deglie732/
Deglih732/
Diggla732/
Diglai732/
Daglaa731/
Daglea731/
Daglya731/
Daglah731/
Deglet731/
Degleu731/
Degloh731/
Degloy731/
Daglai731/
Dahgla731/
Daagla731/
Déglas731/
Diegli731/
Disgla731/
Doghla731/
Doglaï731/
Deagli731/
Deugle730/
Deygle730/
Deggli730/
Deguillia711/
Deguillla711/
Degillo67618/
Degello67100/
Daghlah6763/
Dagilla6757/
Deegler6752/
Deagler6731/
Daingla6717/
Deanglo6713/
Dehgleh6713/
Desglis678/
Deigele675/
Dighlay674/
D'Eagle673/
Deagley672/
Deangli672/
Degilly672/
Deigler672/
Deagelo672/
Degille672/
Diegloi672/
Deugleu672/
Deggles671/
Degller671/
Dighlia671/
Dogilla671/
Dheghle671/
Dhoggla671/
Deggluj671/
Deingle671/
Deagles671/
Deangle671/
Degleou671/
Deglytė671/
Deyglis671/
Dagylla671/
Dayglas671/
Deigelo671/
Daiglay670/

Degla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Degla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻛﻠﻪdklh50
ﺩﻛﻞdkl50

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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 Degla
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