Dieghton Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Dieghton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dieghton Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Dieghton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dieghton is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dieghton? popularity and diffusion

Dieghton is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Dieghton is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Dieghton reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada Dieghton is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Not including Canada it occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 50 percent are found.

Dieghton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dieghton has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dieghton last name decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dighton931,548/
Deghton930/
Deighton884,636/
Daighton882/
Dughton802/
Dyghton801/
Dightan800/
Dightun800/
Daughton75776/
Doughton75673/
Deightom750/
D'Aughton711/
Dightam6726/
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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 Dieghton
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