Dengana Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dengana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dengana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2311:234,53624,186
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Dengana (19) may also be a first name.

Dengana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dengana (Oriya: େଦାନା) occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dengana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dengana is the 1,038,570th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The surname Dengana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dengana reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dengana is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname Dengana is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 234,536. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and Western Cape, where 8 percent reside. Other than South Africa Dengana occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Dengana Last Name Statistics demography

Dengana earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning R 256,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dengana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dengana in the Oriya language
େଦାନାedana50
େଦଂଗନାedangana25
ଗମିଡାାgamidaa25

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Dengana
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis