Digny Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Digny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Digny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1381:74,8968,970
France411:1,620,066149,911
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Digny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Digny is found most in Benin. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Digny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,214,709th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Digny live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 74,896. In Benin Digny is most frequent in: Mono Department, where 38 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 30 percent reside and Zou Department, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Benin Digny occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 21 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent reside.

Digny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Digny has changed through the years. In The United States it contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Digney91863/
Daigny9191/
Doigny9141/
Dignay9124/
Deigny912/
Daigney8327/
Deignyo830/
Deigney830/
Digna803,724/
Degny801,540/
Digne80547/
Digni80145/
Digné8015/
Digná801/
Digner73227/
Daigne73144/
Degney7399/
Diogni7387/
Dignes7369/
Diogne7349/
Deigna7344/
Deigni7318/
Dignet7317/
Diegna7310/
Dhigni738/
Diegne737/
Dignee735/
Dhigna732/
Doigne732/
Daigné732/
Daigni732/
Dignai731/
Digneu731/
Dignez731/
Doigni731/
Degnoy731/
Daigna731/
Dignis730/
Dygney730/
Degnay730/
Deigner67379/
Doignie6767/
Digness6755/
Daignes6749/
Daignez6723/
Digenni6719/
Doignet6718/
Daingni6716/
Dignisz6714/
Doignée678/
Diocgni676/
Diokgni676/
Diocgne673/
Doignee673/
Daignea672/
Digenna672/
Diokgne671/
Digneit671/
Dignesh671/
Diginne671/
Dheigna671/
Diggnes671/
Deignez671/
Deignie670/
Daigner670/
Diggnis670/

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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 Digny
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