Desigan Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Desigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 87 | 1:8,816,843 | 179,063 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Desigan (1,249) may also be a first name.
Desigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Desigan (Marathi: देसीगण) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Desigan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Desigan live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 223,455th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 1,249 people.
The surname Desigan is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 8,816,843. In India it is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 55 percent reside, Karnataka, where 9 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Singapore, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhesigan | 93 | 2 | / |
| Desigant | 93 | 1 | / |
| Desighan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Desaighan | 88 | 122 | / |
| Dasigan | 86 | 1,726 | / |
| Dosigan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Desegan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Desigam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Disigant | 80 | 16 | / |
| Dosighan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Dhasigan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dessegan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dasaigan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dasaighan | 75 | 72 | / |
| Desaigham | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dizigan | 71 | 13 | / |
| Dasegan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dacegan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dasigon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dossegan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dhisigam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Daseghan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dizajgan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Digigam | 57 | 1 | / |
Desigan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Desigan in the Marathi language | ||
| देसीगण | desigana | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Desigan
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