Digban Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Digban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Digban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Digban (15) may also be a first name.

Digban Last Name Facts

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

The surname Digban has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Digban? popularity and diffusion

The surname Digban is the 1,839,022nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Digban reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 15 people.

The last name Digban is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 1,807,579. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 70 percent reside, Edo, where 18 percent reside and Kwara, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent reside and South Korea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Digbane921/
Daigban921/
Daigbain861/
Degban8331/
Digwan833/
Diguan832/
Digbon831/
Duiguan7728/
Degbaun7712/
Diguant7712/
Digbone772/
Daiguan771/
Digwaten7111/
Hduegban711/
Degbon6723/
Deguan6716/
Dicuan672/
Diquan672/
Dikuan672/
Dugbon672/
Degwan672/
Diqwan671/
Dikwan671/

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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 Digban
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis