Dige Surname
Approximately 6,517 people bear this surname
Dige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,146 | 1:149,061 | 9,426 |
| Denmark | 408 | 1:13,835 | 1,341 |
| Somalia | 343 | 1:39,219 | 1,895 |
| Tanzania | 278 | 1:190,437 | 16,384 |
| Niger | 73 | 1:262,904 | 8,243 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| United States | 66 | 1:5,491,802 | 273,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Haiti | 12 | 1:890,326 | 11,483 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Digé (2) are calculated separately.
Dige (10,469) may also be a first name.
Dige Demographics
Average Dige Salary in
United States
$37,037 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dige Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dige Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dige (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﺠﻪ, Hindi: दिगे, Marathi: डीगे, Oriya: ଦିେଗ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Digé. For other possible spellings of Dige click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dige? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 75,316th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,118,236 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Dige live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dige is also the 59,447th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 10,469 people.
The surname Dige is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 5,146 people, or 1 in 149,061. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 97 percent live, Gujarat, where 1 percent live and West Bengal, where 1 percent live. Besides India it is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 6 percent live and Somalia, where 5 percent live.
Dige Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dige has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dige last name rose 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dige Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Dige last name is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States Dige are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Dige earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.16% less than the national average, earning $37,037 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dige Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dige in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻳﺠﻪ | dyjh | - |
| Dige in the Marathi language | ||
| डीगे | dige | 93.3 |
| दीगे | dige | 3.35 |
| डीघे | dighe | 2.23 |
| दीघे | dighe | 1.12 |
| Dige in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦିେଗ | diega | 73.33 |
| ଡିେଗ | diega | 20 |
| ଦୀେଗ | diega | 6.67 |
| Dige in the Hindi language | ||
| दिगे | dige | 50 |
| डीगे | dige | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Dige
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