Degree Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Degree Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
Degree (98) may also be a first name.
Degree Demographics
Average Male Degree Height
177.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Degree Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Degree Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Degree (Arabic: دغر) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Degree? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,141,416th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Degree occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Degree are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Degree is also the 956,749th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 98 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Degree is most frequent in: Kano, where 69 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 8 percent reside and Benue, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 28 percent reside and Pakistan, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Degree Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Degree in the Arabic language | ||
| دغر | dghr | - |
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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 Degree
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