Dightam Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dightam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dightam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Dightam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dightam has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dightam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Dightam occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Dightam reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Dightam is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England Dightam is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 42 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 32 percent live and Cornwall, where 21 percent live. Aside from England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Dightam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dightam has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dightam last name rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dightan860/
Ditam83130/
Daghtham8016/
Dudigham801/
Dughatam801/
Deightom800/
Ditamo772,129/
Didham77321/
Ditama77295/
Ditham77118/
Dhatam7730/
Dituam7716/
Dietam776/
Dityam775/
Dhotam774/
Dditam773/
Ditaum772/
Daitam772/
Ditaem772/
Ditami771/
Ditamu771/
Ditame771/
Ditdam771/
Didtam771/
Duitama711,577/
Dighton711,548/
Dwitama71998/
Dittamo71244/
Dituama71101/
Dittami7173/
Dityaem7151/
Dhattam7142/
Diatamo7141/
Dwi Hutami7130/
Ditamou7125/
Dhatham7123/
Diatama7112/
Dwi Hitami7111/
Dhidham717/
Dhatame717/
Dhatami717/
Dhotham714/
Ditouam714/
Dwitami713/
Dieutam711/
Dhitame711/
Daitaam711/
di Tamo711/
Diyatam711/
Diutama711/
Dithama711/
Dhetamo711/
Duitamo711/
di Tama711/
Dithame711/
Deighton674,636/
Didam671,599/
Daghdami67477/
Datam67361/
Dithamma67231/
Dwi Tama67154/
Ditma67145/
Ditum67106/
Dewitama6754/
Titam6740/
Dwithama6737/
Diatuama6727/
Dytam6715/
Ditem6710/
Dhiatama6710/
Dheatami679/
Dwiutami679/
Detam679/
Dieghton678/
Ditom676/
Dwi Tami674/
Dittayam674/
Dttam673/
Dotam673/
Ditim673/
Daighton672/
Dheatham672/
Dittm671/
Dhtma671/
Dhadm671/
Dhayatam671/
Dhdam671/
Daitaama671/
Dutam671/
Doughtem671/
Datighem671/
Deitm671/
Dodagham671/
Ditouamo671/
Dawitame671/
Dawitami671/
Diathama671/
Diethame671/
Diotaime671/
Ditme671/
Dyghton571/
Deghton570/

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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 Dightam
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