Digale Surname

67,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Digale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Digale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia4,4601:3,016294
Somaliland1,7671:1,981242
Kenya9741:47,4134,865
India811:9,469,943186,993
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

The alternate forms: Dígale (1) are calculated separately.

Digale (587) may also be a first name.

Digale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Digale (Marathi: दीगळे, Oriya: ଡିଗେଲ) is held by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Dígale. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Digale? popularity and diffusion

The last name Digale is the 67,616th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 990,290 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Digale reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 345,345th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 587 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is held by 4,460 people, or 1 in 3,016. Excluding Somalia Digale is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Somaliland, where 24 percent reside and Kenya, where 13 percent reside.

Digale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Digale has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Digale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Digale last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Digale earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 85.46% less than the national average, earning R 34,560 per year and in United States they earn 75.3% less than the national average, earning $10,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dígale941/
Dikgale926,117/
Digaale92905/
Digalle92247/
Dhigale9266/
Dighale9231/
Digaleh9222/
Digaele924/
Daigale921/
Deigale921/
Digalep921/
Diegale921/
Digal9163,416/
Dhaigale861/
Daingale861/
Digole831,971/
Dugale83646/
Degale83558/
Dighal83380/
Digala83315/
Digali8394/
Digele8351/
Diggal8349/
Diegal8311/
Dhigal8311/
Daigal838/
Deigal837/
Digile837/
Digall832/
Hdigal831/
Digatl831/
Digaul831/
Digayl831/
Disgal831/
Digaal831/
Digail831/
Digaly831/
Dikgatlhe801/
Dighole772,203/
Dikgole771,768/
Dhegale77806/
Digalla77211/
Degalle77132/
Degalez77124/
Degalet77100/
Degales7778/
Daigele7754/
Dhigole7735/
Degaule7733/
Degalea7731/
Dhaigal7730/
Diggele7721/
Deugale7720/
Dughale7711/
Dhighal7710/
Diegele779/
Dighali779/
Digaala778/
Digolhe775/
Dhugale775/
Deigele775/
Daigala774/
Dighele774/
Digalis773/
Dighala773/
Digalai773/
Dugaule772/
Daigole772/
Digalaj771/
Diggala771/
Dighile771/
Dhigala771/
Daigile771/
Deegale771/
Degalie771/
Degayle771/
Deghale771/
Ddigala771/
Dyogale771/
Dugalle771/
Dihgall771/
Degaleh771/
Degaley771/
Dıkgale771/
Digoleh771/
Digolei771/
Digoley771/
Digaila771/
Diogole771/
Dugaale771/
Dugalie771/
Dekgale771/
Digasly771/
Dykgale771/
Degalhe771/
Digol731,154/
Degal73436/
Dygal7367/
Djgal731/
Degaulle712,081/
Degaille71107/
Digalova7141/
Dikgoele7138/
Dhaingal7129/
Dikgeleu7128/
Degalley7116/
Degallez7112/
Dhighole7110/
Dhigaliy7110/
Digayala719/
Dhigoole718/
Diogoule717/
Dhegaale715/
Degaules713/
Degaleas712/
Digajela711/
Dighalia711/
Dijghaly711/
Deangale711/
Deingali711/
Degalles711/
Degallet711/
Degailey710/
Degala6718,246/
Degele671,996/
Dehghaleh67815/
Degaul67641/
Deghal67390/
Degail67176/
Degole67140/
Duygal67116/
Digola6791/
Dugole6763/
Dägele6757/
Dugali6749/
Dighol6736/
Dhegal6734/
Degall6734/
Digoli6733/
Degailler6721/
Daigol6714/
Degali6711/
Degaly6710/
Diggol6710/
Digold679/
Degaillez676/
Dygala676/
Digaylova673/
Dhehegale673/
Dyggal673/
Dhigalaya672/
Dehgal672/
Dugele672/
Dejgal672/
Diggayala671/
Diogoulle671/
Dhainngal671/
Dheangale671/
Dhigol671/
Deegal671/
Deggal671/
Deagal671/
Digeli671/
Degile671/
Dégailler671/
Deugal671/
Digely671/
Dugaillie671/
Desgal671/
Degaal671/
Diegol671/

Digale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Digale in the Oriya language
ଡିଗେଲdigela-
Digale in the Marathi language
दीगळेdigale29.75
िडगळेidagale29.75
िडगाळेidagale21.49
िडगेाळेidageale4.96
िडगलेidagale4.13
िडगालेidagale3.31
िदगलेidagale1.65
डीगलेdigale1.65
िढ़गळेirhagale1.65
िदगळेidagale1.65

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