Degu Surname

10,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Degu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia53,2841:1,831326
Taiwan2221:105,6071,015
India1661:4,620,876119,070
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Degu (54,984) may also be a first name.

Degu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Degu (Hindi: डेगू, Marathi: देगु, Oriya: େଡଗୁ, Russian: Дегу) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Degu? popularity and diffusion

Degu is the 10,435th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 135,112 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Degu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Degu is also the 17,048th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 54,984 people.

Degu is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 53,284 people, or 1 in 1,831. Besides Ethiopia Degu occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Degu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Degu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Degu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $45,964 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deghu891,049/
Degou89284/
Degus89125/
Degut89122/
Deguz89100/
Degau8983/
Dhegu8929/
Deggu8928/
Deguj8920/
Diegu896/
Deguh894/
Daegu891/
Degouy80923/
Deghou80793/
Degout80746/
Degaud80185/
Deggau80100/
Deugou8073/
Degoud8069/
Diegou8042/
Deugau8037/
Degust8022/
Degaut8014/
Deeghu8014/
Degouj8011/
Degusz8010/
Deguch805/
Deangu804/
Deagau804/
Deghui802/
Degoux802/
Deygou802/
Deguuz802/
Degudd801/
Deguha801/
Deggou801/
Degous801/
Deguss801/
Deagou801/
Dekgau801/
Deigus800/
Dagu751,145/
Dogu75807/
Digu75117/
Djgu751/
Degaust73142/
Degouys73138/
Deghuha7390/
Deygout7365/
Deghouy7317/
Degauss735/
Deghous735/
Deigaud734/
Deyguha733/
Deggouj733/
Degault732/
Degucht732/
Degouth732/
Degheus731/
Deghuit731/
Deghaud731/
Duygu674,382/
Daggu672,614/
Diogu67895/
Digou67418/
Daagu67313/
Dyguś67305/
Doggu67283/
Dagau67271/
Dhogu67221/
Dygus67118/
Duigu6792/
Dygut6767/
Daghu6763/
Daguh6731/
Dhagu6726/
Digau6725/
Digus6722/
Degúľ6713/
Diggu6712/
Daigu6712/
Digut6711/
Degoe679/
Dogau678/
Doghu674/
Daguu672/
Dégut672/
Deghouys672/
Dhigu671/
Daygu671/
Deghouch671/
Dighu671/
Djgou671/
Deguľová671/
Deagouhe671/
Daguí671/
Dygud671/
Düygu671/
Desgoutt671/
Diegó671/
Degoo671/
Desgueus671/

Degu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Degu in the Oriya language
େଡଗୁedagu85.29
େଦଗୁedagu11.76
େଡଗୂedagu1.47
Degu in the Marathi language
देगुdegu70.83
देगूdegu22.22
डेगुdegu4.17
डेगूdegu1.39
Degu in the Hindi language
डेगूdegu50
देगूdegu30
देगुdegu10
डेगुdegu10
Degu in the Russian language
Дегуdegu-

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