Dagar Surname

30,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Yemen

Dagar Surname User-submission:

The surname Dagar means 'battle field'. It originated in Afghanistan. It is a common Hindu Jat caste surname.

Dagar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India13,7211:55,9043,834
Yemen2,0341:12,9921,519
Philippines5851:173,05728,075
Cameroon2301:90,30010,845
Iraq1891:185,3004,427
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Nepal311:918,7415,800
England291:1,921,31276,208
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Afghanistan191:1,692,27313,110
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Israel131:658,28045,106
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
China71:195,331,65210,124
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Dagar (7,857) may also be a first name.

Dagar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Dagar means 'battle field'. It originated in Afghanistan. It is a common Hindu Jat caste surname.

- samratsinghdagar

Dagar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dagar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dagar (Hindi: डागर, Marathi: डागर, Oriya: ଡଗର) has its highest incidence in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dagar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 30,823rd most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 420,589 people. Dagar occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Dagar are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 71,970th most common given name throughout the world, held by 7,857 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 13,721 people, or 1 in 55,904. In India it is primarily found in: Delhi, where 33 percent live, Gujarat, where 23 percent live and Haryana, where 20 percent live. Not including India it is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 12 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Dagar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dagar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dagar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dagar last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dagar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 24.71% more than the national average, earning $53,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.06% more than the national average, earning $60,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dagaur9173,203/
Dangar9165,644/
Dhagar912,022/
Dagare911,150/
Daghar91409/
Dagard91259/
Daggar91131/
Dasgar9177/
Deagar9118/
Daagar9117/
Dagair9115/
Daugar9112/
Dagarp9112/
Daygar916/
Daigar916/
Daegar912/
Dagaar911/
Dagarr911/
Dagart911/
Dajgar911/
D'Agar911/
Dhangar8370,442/
Dangaur8311,312/
Dhagare83935/
Dashgar83304/
Daugard83103/
Dangarh8354/
Ddangar8348/
Dangaar8340/
Daagare8332/
Dhaghar8324/
Danggar8324/
Danngar8324/
Daghare8318/
Daugart8312/
Deagare8311/
Daughar8310/
Daggard839/
Daggart837/
Daugare836/
Dasghar835/
Danghar834/
Daungar834/
Dahagar834/
Deahgar833/
Dangarr833/
Dasgair833/
Daangar832/
Dahngar832/
Dhaigar832/
Dhagarh832/
Dagarre832/
Dhagair832/
Dhaugar831/
Dhaagar831/
Dhaegar831/
Daigare831/
Dangair831/
Dagaard831/
Dagaare831/
Dagardh831/
Dasgard831/
Daugaur831/
Daingar831/
D'Hagar831/
Dogar8012,891/
Dagor80850/
Degar80258/
Daugaard772,465/
Dhangarh77748/
Dagarova7785/
Dhanghar7748/
Daugardt7724/
Dhanggar776/
Daangaar776/
Dhangaar775/
Dhaangar774/
Daigaard773/
Dauggard773/
Dhanngar773/
Dhaugare771/
Dhaigare771/
Dhhagare771/
Dahangar771/
Deaghare771/
Ddhangar771/
Geedagar771/
Dasghair771/
Dashgard771/
Dashghar771/
Dasgaard771/
Dogare733,711/
Dongar731,633/
Daghor731,001/
Deghar73703/
Dangor73564/
Doegar73447/
Dagort73340/
Dehgar73216/
Doogar73178/
Dagore73157/
Doghar73126/
Dhogar73118/
Doggar7385/
Dougar7381/
Degarr7371/
Dagour7349/
Duogar7345/
Dogart7339/
Deagor7329/
Dagord7318/
Daigor7318/
Dhegar7313/
Ddogar7313/
Deegar7311/
Daygor7311/
Dogard736/
Dhagor735/
Dagoor735/
Doygar735/
Dogaar734/
Degair733/
Daagor733/
Deggar732/
Degaar732/
Dagorh732/
Dohgar732/
Daggor731/
Deugar731/
Dogarr731/
Degaur731/
Dogair731/
Daugor730/
Dausgaard7118/
Geedahgar712/
Geedeagar711/
Dangoor67716/
Daghour67532/
Doggart67353/
Dhongar6752/
Doongar6740/
Dougard6737/
Dhogare6735/
Dhoghar6732/
Danggor6713/
Dooghar6713/
Dayngor6712/
D'Agord6710/
Donggar6710/
Dagoure679/
Dangour678/
Doghare677/
Dhoogar677/
Daagore676/
Dongair675/
Dhangor674/
Dagortt674/
Doggard672/
Daghore672/
Dhagore672/
Dogarre671/
Dagheir671/
Dougart671/
Doehgar671/
Daingor671/
Ødegaar671/
Deigard671/
Deingar671/
Dehghar671/
Danghor671/
Dangoyr671/
Dhaugor671/
Doungar671/
Daggort670/
Doughar670/

Dagar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dagar in the Oriya language
ଡଗରdagara93.66
ଡ଼ଗରragara2.72
ଦଗାରdagara1.45
ଡାଗରdagara0.54
ଡାଗାରdagara0.36
ଡଗରାdagara0.18
Dagar in the Marathi language
डागरdagara86.95
डगरdagara5.67
दागरdagara2.22
दगारdagara1.48
दगरdagara0.99
डगरेdagare0.49
दगडूdagadu0.49
मगरmagara0.49
डागारdagara0.49
सागरsagara0.25
Dagar in the Hindi language
डागरdagara82.65
डगरdagara15.38
डगराdagara0.72
दगार्dagar0.24
दागरdagara0.24
डगारdagara0.1
डागारdagara0.1
दगर्ाdagara0.1
ड़ागरragara0.1
दगरdagara0.1
ड़गरragara0.05
दगारdagara0.05
दगराdagara0.05

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