Dalegan Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dalegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dalegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Dalegan Last Name Facts

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

Dalegan is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dalegan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Dalegan is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dalegan live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Dalegan is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria Dalegan is most numerous in: Kwara, where 80 percent reside, Lagos, where 9 percent reside and Rivers, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 2 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dalagan865,666/
Delegan86219/
Daligan8678/
Dalogan8619/
Dalegon863/
Daligand80274/
Dalligan80118/
Daligang8052/
Dhalagan803/
Daligant802/
Dalaghan802/
Daloggan801/
Datligan801/
Dalighan800/
Dallaghan7539/
Dalagahan7516/
Dalaighan751/
Dallighan750/
Dolleghan750/
Dalagon71704/
Dologan71447/
Daligon71153/
Doligan7176/
Deligan7174/
Dolagan7132/
Delogan7129/
Delagan719/
Dolegon718/
Delegon715/
Dalogon715/
Daligam713/
Dalygam711/
Dalaygon671,118/
Dolaghan67116/
Dolighan6744/
Daliagon6719/
Dologhan6717/
Delaghan679/
Dalyagon673/
Dalaigon673/
Dealagon672/
Dalaygam671/
Dolligan671/
Dallagon671/
Daliggon671/
Daligong671/
Dalogoun671/
Delegoun671/
Delagaan671/
Dooligan671/
Delhagan670/

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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 Dalegan
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