Degen is used as a family name or surname in Netherlands. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Degen
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Netherlands
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Degen

How popular is Degen?

Degen is common in Netherlands.

Degen is ranked 35753 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Degens grew by 10.51467 per cent to 1997 since 2000 and ranked 14838 after elevating 171 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.24 95.85
Hispanic or Latino 3.05 1.6
Others 0.95 0.89
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.8 0.77
Degen is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Switzerland is ahead in terms of density. Around 13868 people have been found who wears Degen as their family name. Degen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
7,031 China6
20,541 Peru3
6,774 Slovenia3
10,762 Hungary3
6,266 Luxembourg2
28,083 Romania2
34,681 Norway2
1,169 New Caledonia2
1,704,541 India1
30,360 Thailand1
25,746 Finland1
537 Liechtenstein1
2,935 Madagascar1
56,169 Mexico1
31,207 Ireland1
58,885 Poland1
36,678 Singapore1
5,589 Sudan1
5,553 Taiwan1
28,365 Kenya1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
4,249 Cambodia1
107,212 South Africa1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
50,912 Kazakhstan43
124,645 Ukraine30
60,950 Spain28
20,233 Denmark25
308,934 Indonesia18
24,534 New Zealand17
71,084 Czech Republic11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,077 Uruguay98
50,444 Argentina90
12,775 Israel82
16,052 Sweden58
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Degen:
2,205 Austria471
27,368 Brazil445
25,985 France380
11,767 Canada329
2,362 Paraguay227
29,416 England156
18,301 Australia141
96,629 Russia122
15,081 Belgium119
Countries with thousands of Degen:
1,207 Germany6,254
13,976 United States2,447
701 Switzerland1,161
2,443 Netherlands1,014
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Degen Namesakes

    David Degen, Swiss soccer player
    Philipp Degen, Swiss former footballer
  • Adina Degen, Michael Degen's daughter
  • David Degen, Soccer player
  • Beatrix von Degenschild, Michael Haneke's mother
  • Ellen DeGeneres, Comedian
  • Betty DeGeneres, Ellen DeGeneres' mother
  • John Degenkolb, Bicycler
  • Vance DeGeneres, Actor
  • Bob Degen, Musician
  • Richard Degener, Diver
  • Ellen DeGeneres, Comedian
  • Carlo Degen played the leading role of N in 2015 0 flick Push Up 1-3.

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