Dig Surname

148,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Dig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,5301:66,16911,302
India7411:1,035,17643,291
Romania3031:66,2647,964
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
England61:9,286,343223,652
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Dig (2,421) may also be a first name.

Dig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dig (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻙ, Hindi: दिग, Oriya: ଦିଗ, Tibetan: དྲིག་) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 148,508th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,447,950 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Dig reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 150,609th most widely held forename in the world, held by 2,421 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,530 people, or 1 in 66,169. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Bicol, where 36 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 23 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 21 percent reside. Other than The Philippines Dig exists in 58 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Romania, where 10 percent reside.

Dig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 490 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dig are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Dig earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.47% less than the national average, earning $35,612 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doig868,317/
Daig861,154/
Deig86335/
Digh86223/
Diog86204/
Digg86131/
Dieg8685/
Digs8633/
Dhig8617/
Duig864/
Dicg863/
Hdig862/
Digk862/
Digc861/
Digt861/
Dihg861/
Digz861/
Disg861/
Diggs7524,990/
Digue751,055/
Daigh75329/
Deigh75296/
Daigs7567/
Doigg7517/
Duigh757/
Doigt753/
Diegh753/
Dhigh753/
Digss751/
Diogg751/
Diehg751/
Dhaig751/
Duigs751/
Ddiog751/
Digqg751/
Dhieg751/
Diggz751/
Deigs750/
Tdigg750/
Daigg750/
Dix6724,782/
Dik6718,098/
Deg67827/
Dic67537/
Dyg67252/
Diq6724/
Digova6723/
Daigue6713/
Djg676/
Daggig672/
Diggue672/
Deigue672/
Däg671/
Dhiekg671/
D'High671/
Disggs671/
Deiggs670/
Disgue670/

Dig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dig in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻙaldk-
Dig in the Hindi language
दिगdiga85.19
दिग्विजयdigvijaya4.81
डिगdiga4.07
दिग्dig3.33
Dig in the Oriya language
ଦିଗdiga80.97
ଦିଗ୍dig13.99
ଦୀଗdiga2.43
ଦୀଗ୍dig0.93
Dig in the Tibetan language
དྲིག་drik64.86
དིག་dik18.92
སྒྲིག་drik8.11
གྲིག་drik5.41
དག་dak2.7

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