Dejena Surname
Approximately 2,579 people bear this surname
Dejena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,576 | 1:37,867 | 4,280 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Dejeña (1) are calculated separately.
Dejena (66) may also be a first name.
Dejena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dejena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dejena (Oriya: େଡଜିନା) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Dejeña. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dejena? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 167,648th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,825,725 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dejena are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 66 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,576 people, or 1 in 37,867. Apart from Ethiopia Dejena is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dejena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dejena in the Oriya language | ||
| େଡଜିନା | edajina | - |
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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 Dejena
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