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

The last name Dera (Arabic: ديرا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺭﻩ, Hindi: देरा, Marathi: डेरा, Oriya: େଦରା, Russian: Дера) is found most in Burkina Faso. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

Dera is the 11,993^rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 155,703 people. Dera occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Dera are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 22,697^th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 38,969 people.

The last name Dera is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 17,387 people, or 1 in 1,056. In Burkina Faso it is most common in: Centre Region, where 42 percent live, Plateau-Central Region, where 19 percent live and Centre-Nord Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso Dera is found in 88 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and Ethiopia, where 7 percent live.

Dera Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Dera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dera last name rose 3,509 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dera Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dera surname are 1.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.52% less than the national average, earning 202,378 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.24% less than the national average, earning $42,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.73% more than the national average, earning $64,452 CAD per year.