Digwa Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Botswana

Digwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Digwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India931:8,248,015171,602
Botswana721:30,3746,067
England721:773,86242,299
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Digwa (54) may also be a first name.

Digwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Digwa is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Digwa? popularity and diffusion

Digwa is the 738,530th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Digwa reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 54 people.

Digwa is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 8,248,015. In India Digwa is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 68 percent live, Telangana, where 14 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Other than India this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 18 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Digway9126/
Diggwa918/
Digwah913/
Dhigwa912/
Diegwa911/
Digwaa911/
Daigwau8314/
Dighwad831/
Dikwa801,095/
Digba80655/
Digua80448/
Digva80347/
Degwa80214/
Digwi80110/
Digwe8071/
Digwo8060/
Dugwa8035/
Dicwa801/
Digwahap773/
Dikwat73114/
Degway7393/
Digbea7367/
Diguay7363/
Degwai7349/
Duegwa7326/
Digbai7315/
Dhegwa7315/
Daigba7314/
Dhikwa7312/
Dhigwe7311/
Dugwai7310/
Dickwa736/
Dugway734/
Diguat733/
Degwas733/
Dikwas733/
Dhigva733/
Daikwa732/
Dikwai732/
Digwou732/
Diegua731/
Digwey731/
Digwed731/
Digwei731/
Deigba731/
Dikkwa731/
Deghwa731/
Dikgwe731/
Dikwua731/
Dikway731/
Digbau731/
Tdigba731/
Digbah731/
Dugwah731/
Disqwa730/
Digweed67855/
Digwood6786/
Doigbaa673/
Diogwui671/
Dhikwah671/
Deagwas671/
Deingwe671/
Digbaha671/
Daigbah671/
Daygwea671/
Daikwad671/
Dgiguah671/
Doikwad671/
Dikwash671/
Digweer670/

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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 Digwa
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