Digu Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Digu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Digu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India351:21,916,154310,282
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Digu (1,609) may also be a first name.

Digu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Digu (Hindi: डिगू, Marathi: डीगू, Oriya: ଦିଗୁ, Tibetan: དི་གུ་) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Digu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,683,218th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Digu live; 30 percent live in South Asia and 30 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 192,625th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 1,609 people.

It is most common in India, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 21,916,154. In India Digu is most numerous in: Manipur, where 60 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 31 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent are found. Besides India it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diogu89895/
Digou89418/
Duigu8992/
Digau8925/
Digus8922/
Daigu8912/
Diggu8912/
Digut8911/
Diegu896/
Dighu891/
Dhigu891/
Duigou801,201/
Digout80303/
Diogou80210/
Digaud8079/
Diegou8042/
Daingu8010/
Dighou807/
Digoud804/
Dighus804/
Digheu802/
Dioguh802/
Digoux802/
Digous801/
Duingu801/
Digueu801/
Daigau801/
Daigou801/
Deigus800/
Diggus800/
Duigus800/
Degu7553,937/
Dugu751,190/
Djgu751/
Dikgaut73177/
Daigeau7323/
Deigaud734/
Digueus731/
Daigous731/
Doingou731/
Disgoud730/
Duygu674,382/
Deghu671,049/
Duggu67779/
Dyguś67305/
Degou67284/
Degus67125/
Degut67122/
Dygus67118/
Deguz67100/
Dugau6796/
Dughu6790/
Digoň6787/
Degau6783/
Digoo6767/
Dygut6767/
Dhegu6729/
Deggu6728/
Deguj6720/
Dhugu6718/
Duguh678/
Digoe678/
Deguh674/
Duugu674/
Ddugu674/
Duhgu673/
Dégut672/
Digão671/
Duguu671/
Daygu671/
Gyigu671/
Djgou671/
Dygud671/
Düygu671/
Diegó671/

Digu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Digu in the Tibetan language
དི་གུ་digu-
Digu in the Oriya language
ଦିଗୁdigu67.86
ଡିଗୁdigu28.57
ଡ଼ିଗୁrigu3.57
Digu in the Marathi language
डीगूdigu60
डीगुdigu40
Digu in the Hindi language
डिगूdigu28.57
डिगुdigu19.05
डीगूdigu19.05
डीगुdigu19.05
दिगूdigu4.76
दीगूdigu4.76
दीगुdigu4.76

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Footnotes

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