Dughan Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dughan Surname Definition:

Ó Dubhchon Originally a Corca Laoidhe sept, it settled later in north Tipperary and Offaly. SIF 57

Dughan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England531:1,051,28451,324
India171:45,121,493474,784
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Dughan (35) may also be a first name.

Dughan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Dubhchon Originally a Corca Laoidhe sept, it settled later in north Tipperary and Offaly. SIF 57

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Dughan Last Name Facts

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

Dughan (Hindi: दूघन) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dughan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dughan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 684,148th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. Dughan occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Dughan reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Beside Ghana it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Dughan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dughan has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 331 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dughan Last Name Statistics demography

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

Dughan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.42% less than the national average, earning $34,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doughan923,260/
Dughang92216/
Daughan9241/
Dughane9220/
Duighan926/
Dughean924/
Dunghan921/
Dughant921/
Dugahan921/
Dugghan920/
Dughgan920/
Dugan9136,081/
Dungchan8615/
Doughane866/
Daugchan861/
Duggan8347,306/
Dougan8318,911/
Dungan837,683/
Dugane832,833/
Dugang832,076/
Dugain83956/
Daugan83675/
Dugand83632/
Dhugan83545/
Duigan83512/
Duygan83120/
Dughon83100/
Deugan8371/
Doghan8345/
Duñgan8341/
Dighan8327/
Dugham8311/
Dugann836/
Duegan833/
Hdugan831/
Duugan831/
Tdugan831/
Dusgan831/
Dugaan831/
Dugant830/
Dugjan830/
Doungchan80240/
Daungchan8011/
Dhungchan801/
Dhungan7736,972/
Dougane77376/
Dougham77323/
Dhugann77296/
Dugacin77273/
Dughaim77257/
Dunggan77120/
Duganne77105/
Dooghan7751/
Duggane7736/
Daungan7728/
Doungan7727/
Douggan7724/
Dieghan7716/
Deugang7715/
Duegain7713/
Duggang7712/
Dougang7712/
Dhugamn7710/
Dhugane775/
Daughon774/
Duggaan773/
Dhoghan773/
Duggand772/
Dunngan772/
Deugane772/
Dhighan772/
Daugane772/
Dougann771/
Dighaan771/
Dhugand771/
Dhuhgan771/
Dugaane771/
Duggann771/
Dukgain771/
Dougand771/
Dougain771/
Dungaan771/
Deungan771/
Daugain771/
Dhuggan771/
Dougant771/
Dugaing771/
Dughaym771/
Dougjan771/
Dugasen771/
Duiggan770/
Daugham770/
Dungain770/
Duggain770/
Duingan770/
Dogan7321,366/
Digan733,468/
Dugon73409/
Dugam73385/
Duganova71999/
Dhunngan71209/
Dugassin71186/
Doughaim714/
Dhungann712/
Dhuingan711/
Dugasing711/
Dougjohn711/
Douganne711/
Doogan672,355/
Dungon67303/
Dhigan67187/
Dugong67161/
Dougon67155/
Diegan67154/
Dusgam67142/
Deugam67141/
Dugone67120/
Diggan67107/
Duggam6786/
Doggan6763/
Duigon6745/
Dugaim6720/
Duggon6718/
Duñgon6716/
Docgan6714/
Dhugam679/
Digann678/
Doegan677/
Dougam677/
Doghon676/
Dugond675/
Dugoin673/
Dogain672/
Dugont671/
Duigam671/
Dhogan671/
Dugassint671/
Doungcgan671/
Deugon670/
Daugon670/

Dughan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dughan in the Hindi language
दूघनdughana-

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