Dagesh Surname
Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname
Dagesh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1,300 | 1:6,583 | 1,005 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Dagesh (104) may also be a first name.
Dagesh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dagesh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dagesh (Hindi: दगेश, Marathi: दगेश) is held by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dagesh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 290,346th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,525,054 people. The surname Dagesh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dagesh reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 925,156th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 104 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 1,300 people, or 1 in 6,583. In Israel Dagesh is primarily found in: Northern District, where 98 percent are found, Haifa District, where 1 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Israel this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 0 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dagesh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dagesh in the Hindi language | ||
| दगेश | dagesa | - |
| Dagesh in the Marathi language | ||
| दगेश | dagesa | 73.33 |
| दागेश | dagesa | 23.33 |
| डागेश | dagesa | 3.33 |
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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 Dagesh
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