Dighan Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Dighan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dighan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dighan (13) may also be a first name.

Dighan Last Name Facts

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

Dighan (Oriya: ଦୀଘନ) is found most in Niger. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dighan.

How Common Is The Last Name Dighan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dighan is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Dighan are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Dighan is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Niger Dighan is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 22 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Dighan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dighan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deighan921,678/
Dieghan9216/
Duighan926/
Daighan924/
Dhighan922/
Dighane922/
Dighaan921/
Dioghan920/
Digan913,468/
Deinghan863/
Digham83813/
Daigan83756/
Duigan83512/
Dughan83434/
Digang83327/
Deigan83249/
Dhigan83187/
Diegan83154/
Diggan83107/
Deghan8360/
Digane8356/
Doigan8337/
Digant8327/
Diogan839/
Digaun839/
Digann838/
Digand836/
Dehghan77129,295/
Daingan77538/
Daigham77524/
Deghand7766/
Deeghan7734/
Dhigann7730/
Deigham7714/
Dhigane7711/
Daigand7710/
Daiggan777/
Diganne776/
Daigane775/
Deghane775/
Dhigaan774/
Dughean774/
Daigaan772/
Dikgane772/
Diggaun771/
Dhigang771/
Deigant771/
Deghain771/
Daigang771/
Dugahan771/
Dikganq771/
Deaghan770/
Duiggan770/
Duingan770/
Dugghan770/
Dugan7336,081/
Degan738,561/
Digon731,320/
Dygan73163/
Digam7334/
Digón7322/
Diganova71139/
Daigeaun7111/
Dehghane715/
Dhiganne715/
Deanghan714/
Dhaigham713/
Digangue712/
Dighonne711/
Dhuingan711/
Daigaund711/
Deghandt711/
Digassin711/
Duggan6747,306/
Deegan6711,035/
Degand673,232/
Dehgan67563/
Dhugan67545/
Diogon67392/
Daigon67328/
Deagan67309/
Dygant67210/
Digaum67185/
Degang67162/
Degane67156/
Duygan67120/
Digoin67118/
Dughon67100/
Deugan6771/
Diggon6754/
Degant6754/
Deggan6752/
Duigon6745/
Degham6743/
Digone6741/
Dehghankh6733/
Degann6727/
Digong6723/
Doygan6721/
Deigam6716/
Dygean6715/
Dischgand679/
Daigam677/
Dehghanne677/
Dugann676/
Digoun675/
Dygham674/
Duegan673/
Deganc673/
Dhigam672/
Deigon672/
Hdugan671/
Diggam671/
Digond671/
Deygan671/
Dhegan671/
Dhigon671/
Desghaine671/
Degaun671/
Ddigam671/
Decgan671/
Duugan671/
Duigam671/
Tdugan671/
Degayn671/
Degohn671/
Deghon671/
Daygan671/
Deqgan671/
Diegon671/
Dugaan671/
Disgon671/

Dighan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dighan in the Oriya language
ଦୀଘନdighana50
ଦିଘନdighana50

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