Dighe Surname

16,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dighe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dighe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31,8451:24,0871,823
United States2831:1,280,77490,005
Thailand2041:346,26660,105
England1281:435,29729,139
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

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

Dighe (30) may also be a first name.

Dighe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dighe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻙ, Hindi: दिघे, Marathi: िदघे) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Dighé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dighe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,963rd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 222,772 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dighe are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 30 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 31,845 people, or 1 in 24,087. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent are found, Gujarat, where 0 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent are found. Besides India Dighe occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Dighe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dighe surname are 9.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56% being registered with the party.

The amount Dighe earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 32.28% more than the national average, earning $57,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.97% more than the national average, earning $64,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dighé931/
Dhighe9167/
Digher9117/
Dighed916/
Dighei913/
Deighe911/
Dige896,517/
Deigher831/
Dighech831/
Dainghe831/
Diger808,029/
Digha803,016/
Digge80494/
Diget80446/
Dhige80371/
Deghe80222/
Diges80213/
Dighi80190/
Doige80170/
Daige80160/
Diege8047/
Deige8027/
Digeş8018/
Digey8014/
Digeh809/
Digie807/
Digih804/
Digee803/
Digye802/
Digea802/
Dihge802/
Digep801/
Dighy801/
Duige801/
Daighech771/
Deighech771/
Digueher771/
Disgheer771/
Diguet731,698/
Diguer731,440/
Digges73814/
Daiger73258/
Digger73248/
Diguez73163/
Deiger73129/
Digier7393/
Deigha7374/
Digues7373/
Doigha7358/
Diguei7345/
Diegha7338/
Deighi7337/
Dikgez7316/
Dainge7314/
Deeghe7313/
Deghey7311/
Daigha7310/
Deghei739/
Dighay739/
Deinge739/
Degher737/
Daiges737/
Dheghe737/
Digich736/
Doiger734/
Daigie733/
Digesh733/
Digess733/
Dighai733/
Dighiy733/
Dhigge732/
Digish732/
Diggee732/
Diguey732/
Digest732/
Digget731/
Digees731/
Digett731/
Diggey731/
Dighaa731/
Doiget731/
Dhigeh731/
Dhighi731/
Daigee731/
Deigea731/
Daigeh731/
Deghie731/
Dehghe731/
Deghet731/
Daighi731/
Diegie731/
Digeyi731/
Digies731/
Digaha731/
Digeed731/
Doigie731/
Diguye731/
Duigee730/
Deigie730/
Duiger730/
Dege678,331/
Diga675,135/
Digi674,348/
Daigger67154/
Diggett67146/
Degehet6766/
Dehgher6748/
Duighay6736/
Däge6729/
Deghett675/
Digă675/
Daighay673/
Dhainge672/
Deiguez672/
Disgeer672/
Digé672/
Diggess671/
Dighich671/
Digiest671/
Dihgess671/
Daighhy671/
Deghihe671/
Diguech671/
Daikgie671/
Deigues671/
Doigueh671/
Diëguez671/
Deisges671/
Degheer671/
Deguehe671/
Deguihe671/
Dajgher671/
Diggoey671/
Duiguer671/
Deigger671/
Deiguer671/
Deghesh671/

Dighe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dighe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻙaldk-
Dighe in the Marathi language
िदघेidaghe96.51
िडघेidaghe2.12
दीघेdighe0.86
डीघेdighe0.36
दघेdaghe0.03
िदघॆidaghe0.01
िघगेighage0.01
डीधेdidhe0
देघेdeghe0
दीधेdidhe0
डीगेdige0
िघेighe0
िवघेivaghe0
Dighe in the Hindi language
दिघेdighe73.33
दीघेdighe26.67

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