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 borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dagesh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 290,346th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,525,054 people. The last name Dagesh occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dagesh are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Dagesh is also the 925,156th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 104 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Israel, where it is borne by 1,300 people, or 1 in 6,583. In Israel Dagesh is most prevalent in: Northern District, where 98 percent are found, Haifa District, where 1 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 1 percent are found. Beside Israel this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common 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
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- 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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