Derguel Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Derguel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derguel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1211:33,8422,729
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Derguel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Derguel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺭﻛﻞ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Derguel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Derguel is the 1,628,521st most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. Derguel is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Derguel reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

Derguel is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 33,842. In Mauritania Derguel is mostly found in: Assaba Region, where 43 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 36 percent live and Adrar Region, where 14 percent live. Aside from Mauritania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dergel9217/
Derguil86267/
Derghel861/
Dergell861/
Derquiel802/
Děrgel7753/
Dregel7717/
Dirgel772/
Deergl771/
Dergil771/
Dergelova752/
Dregiel7110/
Deirggl712/
Dreggel711/
Deerngl711/
Derghil711/
D'Regel711/
Deringöl67759/
Deringül6779/
Děrgl677/
Deringil673/
Dergwill672/
Derglova672/
Děrgelová6329/
Dergilova631/
Dirgil622/
Dirrgl621/
Děrglová5331/

Derguel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Derguel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺭﻛﻞdrkl97.3
ﺍﺩﺭﻛﻞadrkl2.7

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Derguel
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