Dagan Surname
Approximately 10,185 people bear this surname
Dagan Surname User-submission:
Dagan means 'grain' in Hebrew.
Dagan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 4,290 | 1:1,995 | 209 |
| Benin | 2,400 | 1:4,307 | 567 |
| Philippines | 1,377 | 1:73,521 | 12,687 |
| United States | 760 | 1:476,920 | 40,469 |
| Somalia | 392 | 1:34,316 | 1,714 |
| Australia | 183 | 1:147,517 | 15,697 |
| Nigeria | 146 | 1:1,213,307 | 48,905 |
| France | 116 | 1:572,610 | 77,014 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Ivory Coast | 33 | 1:699,128 | 19,606 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Nauru | 5 | 1:2,376 | 317 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 246 | 1:204,141 | 17,685 |
Dagan (4,827) may also be a first name.
Dagan Surname Meaning
Dagan Demographics
Average Dagan Salary in
United States
$47,832 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dagan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dagan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dagan (Arabic: دغان, Hindi: दगन, Marathi: दगन, Oriya: ଦଗନ, Russian: Даган) is most common in Israel. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dagan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dagan is the 50,378th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 715,518 people. The last name Dagan is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Dagan live; 43 percent live in West Asia and 42 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 98,347th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 4,827 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is held by 4,290 people, or 1 in 1,995. In Israel Dagan is mostly found in: Central District, where 32 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent reside and Northern District, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Israel this last name exists in 70 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 24 percent reside and The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.
Dagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dagan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dagan last name rose 309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 278 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dagan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Dagan surname is predominantly Catholic (86%) in Ireland, Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Dagan are 8.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.59% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dagan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning 347,655 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.85% more than the national average, earning $47,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.27% more than the national average, earning $54,784 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dagan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dagan in the Marathi language | ||
| दगन | dagana | 56.86 |
| दागन | dagana | 21.57 |
| डगन | dagana | 5.88 |
| डागन | dagana | 5.88 |
| दगण | dagana | 1.96 |
| दगङ | dagana | 1.96 |
| डागान | dagana | 1.96 |
| दगां | dagam | 1.96 |
| डागण | dagana | 1.96 |
| Dagan in the Hindi language | ||
| दगन | dagana | 56 |
| डागं | dagam | 16 |
| डगन | dagana | 12 |
| डगं | dagam | 8 |
| डगान | dagana | 4 |
| दागन | dagana | 4 |
| Dagan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦଗନ | dagana | 43.75 |
| ଡଗନ | dagana | 25 |
| ଡାଗଂ | dagam | 6.25 |
| ଦାଗାନ | dagana | 6.25 |
| ଜଗନ | jagana | 6.25 |
| ଡାଗାନ | dagana | 6.25 |
| ଡାଗର | dagara | 6.25 |
| Dagan in the Russian language | ||
| Даган | dagan | - |
| Dagan in the Arabic language | ||
| دغان | dghan | - |
| دجان | djan | - |
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