Diga Surname

92,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Diga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,4141:41,9386,625
Nigeria7531:235,24913,711
Algeria5811:66,49110,885
India1711:4,485,762116,822
Papua New Guinea1611:50,6446,358
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Cameroon1271:163,53617,652
Ivory Coast1071:215,6199,011
Romania1051:191,21819,313
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Tanzania311:1,707,79447,542
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Niger241:799,66718,510
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Greece161:692,48777,522
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Bulgaria161:436,18220,063
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
France101:6,642,272293,169
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Israel91:950,84857,975
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Digă (5) are calculated separately.

Diga (18,145) may also be a first name.

Diga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diga (Hindi: डीगा, Marathi: डीगा, Oriya: ଦିଗା, Russian: Дига, Tibetan: དི་ག་) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Digă. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Diga is the 92,998th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,419,191 people. The last name Diga is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Diga are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 40,587th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 18,145 people.

The surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,414 people, or 1 in 41,938. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Ilocos, where 23 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 13 percent reside and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 11 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this last name exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and Algeria, where 11 percent reside.

Diga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Diga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Diga surname expanded 14,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Diga last name are 14.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Diga earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 39.25% more than the national average, earning $60,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $48,351 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Digă925/
Digha893,016/
Digai89964/
Digap89927/
Digay89901/
Diega89789/
Digga89514/
Digas89475/
Digat89310/
Daiga89182/
Doiga89158/
Dhiga89116/
Digah89108/
Dioga8953/
Deiga8945/
Digaa8929/
Digau8925/
Digad8915/
Digoa897/
Ddiga894/
Digaj894/
Digea892/
Duiga892/
Dgiga891/
Digaş891/
Dainga80268/
Doinga80161/
Diegai8084/
Digaud8079/
Deigha8074/
Diggah8063/
Diggay8061/
Doigha8058/
Diggai8055/
Diegha8038/
Digaňa8032/
Digaya8030/
Dhigay8024/
Dijgai8022/
Daigad8018/
Daigah8018/
Deigat8014/
Daigha8010/
Dighay809/
Duinga809/
Diggaj808/
Diggat807/
Digatt805/
Dhigad804/
Deinga803/
Dighai803/
Diggas803/
Duigay803/
Daigai803/
Dikgai803/
Digaia802/
Digast802/
Diogai802/
Deigas802/
Digais802/
Digach801/
Dighaa801/
Dighat801/
Doigad801/
Diogay801/
Disgaj801/
Dhdiga801/
Deigea801/
Deigai801/
Diogha801/
Dgaiga801/
Doigah801/
Daigaj801/
Daigau801/
Diegoa801/
Digads801/
Digaha801/
Digait801/
Dega7510,004/
Duga757,733/
Dige756,517/
Digi754,348/
Digo754,032/
Dyga752,044/
Djga757/
Déga752/
Ģiga752/
Digé752/
Dikgaut73177/
Dijkgat7341/
Duighay7336/
Daigeau7323/
Daingga735/
Deigaud734/
Daingah734/
Duigach733/
Daighay733/
Tdainga732/
Dhaigad731/
Deingha731/
Dahaiga731/
Diogo67145,341/
Diego6772,772/
Dighe6732,713/
Diger678,029/
Daigo675,500/
Dugay675,015/
Diggi674,592/
Dygas672,212/
Digui671,767/
Dugah671,541/
Digoh671,167/
Degay671,145/
Degha67845/
Degas67844/
Dugga67724/
Dhega67693/
Degad67676/
Degga67625/
Digge67494/
Diget67446/
Digou67418/
Dhige67371/
Dugha67353/
Digos67329/
Degat67305/
Deuga67271/
Degai67255/
Dygay67217/
Diges67213/
Degaa67201/
Digit67191/
Dighi67190/
Dugai67178/
Doige67170/
Daige67160/
Dhuga67150/
Digoy67123/
Digot67117/
Dugau6796/
Degah6796/
Daigi6787/
Digoň6787/
Degau6783/
Degea6777/
Digoo6767/
Dehga6766/
Degaj6764/
Deigo6762/
Duega6748/
Diege6747/
Dygaś6745/
Deega6734/
Dugaa6731/
Digayova6728/
Digho6728/
Digaňová6728/
Deige6727/
Degoa6724/
Doigo6722/
Digoi6720/
Digeş6718/
Diguy6716/
Digis6715/
Digey6714/
Dhigo6713/
Dgigo6712/
Dygat6710/
Digeh679/
Dégay679/
Digod679/
Dukga678/
Dayga678/
Diegi678/
Digie677/
Duigo676/
Deaga676/
Diggo676/
Dyoga676/
Disgo675/
Doîga675/
Degap675/
Dhigi674/
Deyga674/
Digih674/
Duuga674/
Ddigi673/
Digoj673/
Gyiga673/
Desga673/
Digee673/
Diëgo673/
Daigueau672/
Digop672/
Dijgo672/
Digye672/
Daigy672/
Doigi672/
Dégas672/
Duyga672/
Degać672/
Digoz672/
Dihge672/
Doyga672/
Digep671/
Dhyga671/
Deigi671/
Ddega671/
Dygea671/
Dygga671/
Dujga671/
Dighy671/
Djgai671/
Djnga671/
D'uga671/
Dekga671/
Diegó671/
Dighé671/
Digii671/
Djgad671/
Digão671/
Duhga671/
Degaz671/
Duige671/

Diga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diga in the Tibetan language
དི་ག་diga-
Diga in the Marathi language
डीगाdiga-
Diga in the Oriya language
ଦିଗାdiga58.29
ଦିଗdiga24
ଡିଗାdiga11.43
ଡିଗdiga1.71
ଦୀଗାdiga1.71
ଦୀଗdiga0.57
Diga in the Hindi language
डीगाdiga50
डिगाdiga43.33
दीगाdiga3.33
दिगाdiga3.33
Diga in the Russian language
Дигаdiga-

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