Deigh Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Deigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1461:1,213,30748,905
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Sierra Leone361:196,934344
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Deigh (44) may also be a first name.

Deigh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deigh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﻖ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Deigh? popularity and diffusion

Deigh is the 902,012th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The surname Deigh occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Deigh live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 44 people.

The last name Deigh is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 1,213,307. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 59 percent live and Rivers, where 40 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Sierra Leone, where 12 percent live.

Deigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Deigh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Deigh last name expanded 640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deigh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Deigh last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Deigh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $47,076 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deig89335/
Digh89223/
Degh8946/
Daigh80329/
Dyegh80209/
Dehgh8087/
Deikh8012/
Duigh807/
Diegh803/
Dhigh803/
Deegh802/
Deagh801/
Deiag801/
Deugh801/
Doegh801/
Duegh800/
Deigs800/
Dig752,977/
Deg75827/
Ddeikh734/
Deicth732/
Dejagh732/
Dheikh732/
Deigue732/
D'High731/
Diyagh731/
Deagph731/
Deishc731/
Deiggs730/
Doig678,317/
Deeg673,439/
Daig671,154/
Degg67987/
Dagh67862/
Dehk67653/
Dekh67372/
Deik67364/
Doeg67207/
Diog67204/
Digg67131/
Deag67111/
Dieg6785/
Dheg6736/
Digs6733/
Deug6731/
Dhig6717/
Dikh6716/
Daeg6716/
Dehg679/
Desg677/
Deic674/
Dgeg674/
Deyg674/
Duig674/
Dicg673/
Degs672/
Dixh672/
Dehq672/
Hdig672/
Dueg672/
Degc672/
Digk672/
Degz672/
Deicsch671/
Dejg671/
Degĺ671/
Degľ671/
Digz671/
Degt671/
Tdeg671/
Dyeg671/
Diqh671/
Disg671/
Digt671/
Degq671/
Dehx671/
Dihq671/
Dihx671/
Digc671/
Dayhigh671/
Dihg671/

Deigh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deigh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻴﻖjyq-

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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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  • 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 Deigh
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