Degue Surname

131,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Degue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,7661:5,853781
Togo9451:7,6701,744
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Argentina951:449,93133,821
Ivory Coast371:623,54718,271
Mauritania271:151,6628,378
Niger211:913,90620,544
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Degue (477) may also be a first name.

Degue Last Name Facts

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

The last name Degue (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻚ) is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Degue? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 131,521st most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,120,322 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Degue reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Degue is also the 389,495th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 477 people.

It is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 1,766 people, or 1 in 5,853. In Benin it is most frequent in: Mono Department, where 24 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 20 percent live and Zou Department, where 20 percent live. Beside Benin Degue exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 27 percent live and Chad, where 14 percent live.

Degue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Degue has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Degue Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Degue last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Degue earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 34.67% less than the national average, earning $28,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.4% less than the national average, earning $44,020 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deague91317/
Desgue9164/
Degoue9131/
Deguee9115/
Deguey917/
Deigue912/
Deggue911/
Deguea911/
Deguei911/
Dezgue911/
Deagoue83530/
Degouey8399/
Degouet8391/
Deghuee8326/
Degouer831/
Dechgue831/
Deghuie831/
Deingue831/
Degbe8018,498/
Degui802,878/
Digue801,055/
Deque80458/
Degwe8030/
Decue806/
Dekue802/
Djgue801/
Degke801/
Deagouet777/
Deagouhe771/
Deg75827/
Degbey734,339/
Deegbe731,893/
Decque73199/
Daygue73134/
Dequet73120/
Diguei7345/
Digoue7344/
Deguay7336/
Dequer7324/
Degwer7318/
Desque7317/
Deekue7315/
Daigue7313/
Deukwe7312/
Decuer7311/
Deques739/
Dehgui738/
Deigui738/
Descue737/
Deagbe735/
Dequie734/
Deaque734/
Decoue733/
Dieque733/
Deghui732/
Deigbe732/
Diggue732/
Diguey732/
Diegua731/
Deuque731/
Deguha731/
Deagui731/
Dequey731/
Degbea731/
Dequee731/
Tdeque731/
Deegwe731/
Deegua731/
Tdegbe731/
Degbei731/
Degver731/
Degwei731/
Decgui731/
Dygueh731/
Dequez731/
Deugwe731/
Disgue730/
Decuet730/
Decuee730/
Deagouehe7143/
Deke678,154/
Deeq675,950/
Deeg673,439/
Deek671,844/
Degg67987/
Deig67335/
Dequech67286/
Deex67125/
Deiques67120/
Deag67111/
Deghuha6790/
Dieg6785/
Desquet6746/
Degh6746/
Dheg6736/
Deug6731/
Deuk6726/
Deegbee6716/
Dequest6715/
Decouet6714/
Deuq6713/
Dequ679/
Dehg679/
Deqe678/
Desg677/
Deyques676/
Deizcue675/
Deyg674/
Dgeg674/
Deyguha673/
Deec672/
Degs672/
Degz672/
Degc672/
Dhaygue671/
Deekuet671/
Doigueh671/
Deikoue671/
Deingwe671/
Deghuit671/
Degĺ671/
Degľ671/
Dehekue671/
Deaquez671/
Deaguouehe671/
Decquer671/
Desquer671/
Dekueth671/
Degt671/
Deghbej671/
Tdeg671/
Dejg671/
Degq671/
Decouer670/
Deynque670/
Deckuer670/
Dequett670/

Degue Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Degue in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻚjk60
ﺍﻟﺪﻛﻪaldkh20
ﺩﻛﻪdkh10
ﺟﻜﻲjky10

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