Dicay Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Dicay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 254 | 1:398,576 | 51,144 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
Dicay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dicay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dicay is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dicay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dicay is the 973,426th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name Dicay is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Dicay are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 254 people, or 1 in 398,576. In The Philippines Dicay is mostly concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 52 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 19 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Dicay
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