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 Male Dagan Height
175.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dagan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dagan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dagan (Arabic: دغان, Hindi: दगन, Marathi: दगन, Oriya: ଦଗନ, Russian: Даган) is held by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dagan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dagan is the 50,378th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 715,518 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Dagan reside; 43 percent reside in West Asia and 42 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 98,347th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 4,827 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 4,290 people, or 1 in 1,995. In Israel Dagan is most common in: Central District, where 32 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent live and Northern District, where 17 percent live. Besides Israel Dagan is found in 70 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 24 percent live and The Philippines, where 14 percent live.
Dagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dagan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland, Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Dagan last name 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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