Dignal Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dignal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dignal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
England41:13,929,515290,718
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dignal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dignal occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dignal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Dignal reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent reside, Bavaria, where 14 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent reside. Not including Germany Dignal exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and The Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Dignal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dignal has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dignal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dignall92151/
Dignale921/
Deignal920/
Dinal911,373/
Daigneal861/
Dingal838,728/
Dinale831,168/
Dainal83316/
Dinald8341/
Diñgal8339/
Dinall8333/
Deinal8321/
Dinalt8320/
Dinial8319/
Dinyal8312/
Dineal8311/
Dhinal838/
Dienal836/
Dional836/
Degnal834/
Dinail834/
Dinaal834/
Dinjal831/
Dignol830/
Dugnal830/
Daignault801,935/
Daignauld802/
Daigneaul801/
Daignealt800/
Diongal77434/
Dhingal77128/
Dhinjal7757/
Dinault7738/
Dinalle7717/
Daineal7713/
Dainial7712/
Dinatel7710/
Dinatil778/
Dinasyl777/
Degnall776/
Dignotl772/
Dinyale772/
Dainale772/
Dineall771/
Dhinale771/
Degnahl771/
Deinaal771/
Deinial771/
Dainyal771/
Dhugnal771/
Dugnall770/
Degnald770/
Deinald770/
Daigneault757,011/
Deigneault752/
Daigneaulp751/
Denal73411/
Dinol7317/
Dynal734/
Djnal731/
Diñal731/
Dhaingal7129/
Dhiniale7113/
Dinalova7111/
Daingneault713/
Dhainaal711/
Dhinjale711/
Daainial711/
Daignieault711/
Dhinyale711/
Degnault710/
Denial671,081/
Deneal67411/
Denale67190/
Dingol67153/
Dengal67127/
Dinole6791/
Dugnol6746/
Deanal6730/
Dinold6725/
Denall6724/
Dhainault6724/
Denail6720/
Denyal6716/
Daynal6714/
Deenal6712/
Dinool6711/
Denalt676/
Dinolt675/
Denaal674/
Daineault673/
Desnal673/
Denhal673/
Dhinol673/
Dionol673/
Dainol673/
Denaul672/
Degneault672/
Dynial672/
Diniol672/
Dehnal671/
Dinyol671/
Dhainngal671/
Denald671/
Denjal671/
Duinol671/
Dinhol671/
Dignoille671/
Dhenal671/
Dynald671/
Daijnault670/

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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 Dignal
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