Digh Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Digh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Digh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
India91:85,229,487684,495
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Digh (27) may also be a first name.

Digh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Digh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻙ, Hindi: दीघ) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Digh? popularity and diffusion

Digh is the 1,098,270th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. Digh occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Digh are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Digh is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 27 people.

The last name Digh is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 1,858,764. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 74 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and South Carolina, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 5 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Digh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Digh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 929 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Digh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Digh surname are 34.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.13% registered with the party.

Digh earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.78% less than the national average, earning $42,382 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daigh89329/
Deigh89296/
Duigh897/
Diegh893/
Dhigh893/
Dig862,977/
D'High801/
Doig758,317/
Daig751,154/
Deig75335/
Diog75204/
Digg75131/
Dieg7585/
Degh7546/
Digs7533/
Dhig7517/
Dikh7516/
Duig754/
Dicg753/
Hdig752/
Digk752/
Dixh752/
Digz751/
Digt751/
Dihg751/
Diqh751/
Disg751/
Dihq751/
Dihx751/
Digc751/
Diggs6724,990/
Daikh675,554/
Diokh672,180/
Digue671,055/
Dehgh6787/
Daigs6767/
Doigg6717/
Deikh6712/
Dhikh6711/
Dikhe677/
Duygh674/
Doigt673/
Diehc672/
Deegh672/
Diohk671/
Digqg671/
Diogg671/
Digss671/
Diggz671/
Diehk671/
Diehg671/
Deugh671/
Dickh671/
Dhaig671/
Duigs671/
Deagh671/
Daihk671/
Disxh671/
Dishx671/
Ddiog671/
Dhieg671/
Deigs670/
Tdigg670/
Daigg670/

Digh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Digh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻙaldk-
Digh in the Hindi language
दीघdigha-

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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 Digh
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