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
The last name Dejena (Oriya: େଡଜିନା) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Dejeña. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dejena? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dejena is the 167,648th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,825,725 people. Dejena is predominantly found 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 frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 66 people.
It is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,576 people, or 1 in 37,867. Barring Ethiopia Dejena is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
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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