Dagan is used as a family name or surname in Benin. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dagan
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Benin
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Dagan

How popular is Dagan?

Dagan is common in Benin.

Dagan is ranked 32315 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Dagans grew by 24.01848 per cent to 537 since 2000 and ranked 40672 after elevating 5659 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.56 69.28
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 14.15 15.94
Hispanic or Latino 6.7 9.47
Others 2.98 4.16
Dagan is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Israel which signifies that it is originated from Israel. Around 15495 people have been found who wears Dagan as their family name. Dagan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
7,031 China6
323 Somalia3
325 Djibouti3
54,641 Sweden2
34,681 Norway2
82,478 South Africa2
124,220 Italy2
26,532 Chile2
40,064 Nigeria2
23,434 Burkina Faso1
62,864 New Zealand1
13,606 Senegal1
123,175 Tanzania1
36,678 Singapore1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
30,360 Thailand1
120,357 Argentina1
7,790 Zambia1
19,810 Croatia1
17,236 Ghana1
16,640 Hong Kong1
20,172 Hungary1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
15,705 Cameroon1
58,885 Poland1
36,814 Romania1
81,201 Switzerland1
11,831 Tajikistan1
4,435 Togo1
165,773 Belarus1
13,447 Uganda1
19,533 Uruguay1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
49,101 Denmark1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,318 United Arab Emirates46
46,461 Netherlands40
179,835 Indonesia38
124,645 Ukraine30
43,662 Belgium30
282,307 Russia27
14,963 Scotland26
86,938 Spain14
62,664 Czech Republic14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,037 Canada80
92,589 Brazil79
50,317 England75
243,451 India51
Countries with hundreds of Dagan:
19,799 Philippines709
40,516 United States686
27,922 France355
38,477 Germany269
14,279 Australia189
27,627 Turkey175
Countries with thousands of Dagan:
58 Israel8,647
456 Benin3,866
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Maid Jane Dagan from Ireland aboard the Sardinia from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 20 years old when she arrived in USA on November 17, 1848. Cathe. Dagan (20) Maid, Farmer James Dagan, Anore Dagan, 6 years old Bridget Dagan, Edmund Dagan (6), Mary Dagan, aged 4 months old, John Dagan (9), 31 years old Cahs. Dagan, and 3 other Dagan around 57.14% of whom were servant migrated to US.

Comments

J
Jesenia Vos
 Dagan is a surname Provence, derived from the Occitan big dagger cutlass bearing the nickname of this weapon.

Dagan Namesakes

    Meir Dagan, Israeli military officer and former director of the Mossad
  • Moumouni Dagano, Soccer player
  • Avigdor Dagan, Writer
  • Meir Dagan, Armed force officer
  • Moumouni Dagano, Soccer player
  • Moumouni Dagano, Soccer player
  • Meir Dagan, Armed force officer
  • Meir Dagan, Armed force officer
  • Maya Dagan, Actress
  • Avigdor Dagan, Writer
  • Ezra Dagan, Actor

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