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) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dagu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 325,054th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,364,669 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Dagu reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 87,595th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 5,799 people.
Dagu is most frequently used 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 reside, Plateau, where 18 percent reside and Bauchi, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dagu
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