Dicao Surname

272,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Dicao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dicao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador1,4011:11,3531,823
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

The alternate forms: Diçao (1) are calculated separately.

Dicao Last Name Facts

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

Dicao is borne by more people in Ecuador than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Diçao. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dicao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 272,669th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,106,900 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Dicao live; 98 percent live in South America and 98 percent live in Andean South America.

This last name is most prevalent in Ecuador, where it is carried by 1,401 people, or 1 in 11,353. In Ecuador Dicao is mostly found in: Guayas Province, where 57 percent live, Los Ríos Province, where 37 percent live and Cotopaxi Province, where 1 percent live. Barring Ecuador this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Dicao Last Name Statistics demography

Dicao earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diçao931/
Daicao9128/
Dickao912/
Dichao912/
Dicaos911/
Daichao832/
Diochao831/
Ducao80521/
Dikao80336/
Decao8035/
Dizao8013/
Dicoa801/
Dichaiyo7737/
Dikaeo731,706/
Dikaho7357/
Dizaou7336/
Dicuia7333/
Dizaho7332/
Dechao7314/
Dicuio7314/
Dikhao739/
Decaho736/
Daikao735/
Dickoa733/
Dikaou732/
Dizhao732/
Dhikao731/
Discoa731/
Dicaua731/
Dychao731/
Deciao731/
Dikeao731/
Diezao731/
Ditsao731/
Dichoho6774/
Decahou6738/
Daizhao6715/
Discoua676/
Diochoa672/
Dickoua672/
Dikahou671/
Daikaou671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dicao
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