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

Derguel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺭﻛﻞ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Derguel.

How Common Is The Last Name Derguel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,628,521st most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Derguel are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 33,842. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Assaba Region, where 43 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 36 percent reside and Adrar Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

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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