Degom Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Degom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia791:373,34519,730
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
India91:85,229,487684,495
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Degom (29) may also be a first name.

Degom Last Name Facts

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

Degom (Oriya: େଦେଗାମ) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Degom.

How Common Is The Last Name Degom? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,710,039th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. Degom occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Degom are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 29 people.

The surname Degom is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 373,345. In Malaysia Degom is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 95 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 4 percent reside and Johor, where 1 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Degome916/
Deugom912/
Degomme83162/
Deugoum8330/
Deghoum834/
Degam808,668/
Degon80909/
Dagom80163/
Degum80124/
Digom8075/
Dogom8029/
Degoń801/
Degoun73809/
Deagon73291/
Deugam73141/
Degone7386/
Deegon7373/
Dhegam7367/
Degond7361/
Dejgam7347/
Deegum7345/
Degham7343/
Degame7334/
Degoin7320/
Deigam7316/
Degujm7315/
Deagam7314/
Degong7311/
Degaum7310/
Desgam7310/
Dehgam737/
Deggon737/
Degaam737/
Deguhm736/
Digome734/
Deegam734/
Degusm732/
Deigon732/
Diegon731/
Desgon731/
Digoum731/
Dagoom731/
Degoon731/
Deghon731/
Degohn731/
Dhegum731/
Deygon731/
Deugum731/
Degont731/
Deugon730/
Degonne6725/
Deigham6714/
Degaume679/
Deghame674/
Deggoun674/
Dehghon672/
Dehgham671/
Deghong671/
Deagahm671/
Dhegaam671/
Degoune670/
Diegham670/

Degom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Degom in the Oriya language
େଦେଗାମedegama66.67
ମୁେଦେଗାମmuedegama16.67
େଦେଗାମ୍edegam16.67

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