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Where Does The Last Name Dei Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Dei (Bengali: দেই, Georgian: დეი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻱ, Hindi: देई, Marathi: देई, Oriya: େଦଇ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Deï or Déi. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dei? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 885^th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 12,257 people. Dei occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Dei are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 85,035^th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 6,070 people.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 566,192 people, or 1 in 1,355. In India Dei is most frequent in: Odisha, where 64 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 25 percent are found and Himachal Pradesh, where 4 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in 91 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 2 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.

Dei Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Dei has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,958 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dei Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Dei surname are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the party.

The amount Dei earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 3.31% less than the national average, earning €29,037 per year; in United States they earn 41.67% more than the national average, earning $61,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $48,621 CAD per year.