Dereja Surname
Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname
Dereja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dereja (10) may also be a first name.
Dereja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dereja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dereja occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dereja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 286,848th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,442,529 people. Dereja is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dereja are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name Dereja is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Other than Ethiopia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Dereja
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