Dagu Surname
Approximately 1,145 people bear this surname
Dagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 540 | 1:328,042 | 17,952 |
| Papua New Guinea | 156 | 1:52,267 | 6,566 |
| India | 135 | 1:5,681,966 | 136,010 |
| Indonesia | 96 | 1:1,377,596 | 94,593 |
| Taiwan | 73 | 1:321,161 | 2,578 |
| Uganda | 43 | 1:907,890 | 40,955 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Dagu (5,799) may also be a first name.
Dagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dagu (Bengali: দাগু, Georgian: დაგუ, Hindi: दगू, Marathi: दगू, Oriya: ଦାଗୁ) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dagu? popularity and diffusion
Dagu is the 325,054th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,364,669 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Dagu live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dagu is also the 87,595th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 5,799 people.
The surname Dagu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 540 people, or 1 in 328,042. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 41 percent are found, Plateau, where 18 percent are found and Bauchi, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dagu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dagu in the Georgian language | ||
| დაგუ | dagu | - |
| Dagu in the Bengali language | ||
| দাগু | dagu | - |
| Dagu in the Marathi language | ||
| दगू | dagu | 50.32 |
| दगु | dagu | 48.79 |
| दागु | dagu | 0.24 |
| दागू | dagu | 0.23 |
| डागू | dagu | 0.17 |
| डागु | dagu | 0.06 |
| दगुु | daguu | 0.04 |
| डगू | dagu | 0.02 |
| दगा | daga | 0.01 |
| डगु | dagu | 0.01 |
| दंगु | dangu | 0.01 |
| Dagu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାଗୁ | dagu | 38.89 |
| ଡାଗୁ | dagu | 27.78 |
| ଡଗୁ | dagu | 22.22 |
| ଦଗୁ | dagu | 11.11 |
| Dagu in the Hindi language | ||
| दगू | dagu | 30 |
| डागू | dagu | 22 |
| डागु | dagu | 14 |
| दागु | dagu | 10 |
| डगु | dagu | 8 |
| दगु | dagu | 8 |
| दागू | dagu | 4 |
| डगू | dagu | 4 |
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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
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