Dicdican Surname

159,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Dicdican Surname User-submission:

The surname Dicdican originated in South Cebu, around Dalaguete and Badian. It means 'people who live with the pigs' after the pig sound of dik-dik and -an, a Filipino suffix for affinity.

Dicdican Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,7131:37,3165,747
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Iceland71:54,2993,881
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Dicdican Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Dicdican originated in South Cebu, around Dalaguete and Badian. It means 'people who live with the pigs' after the pig sound of dik-dik and -an, a Filipino suffix for affinity.

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Dicdican Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dicdican is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dicdican? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 159,173rd most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,657,748 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dicdican are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,713 people, or 1 in 37,316. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Central Visayas, where 41 percent live, Davao Region, where 14 percent live and Calabarzon, where 10 percent live. Not including The Philippines this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Dicdican Last Name Statistics demography

Dicdican earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dicdicqan941/
Decdican8813/
Dicdicquin783/
Digdigan751,144/
Ducducan75385/
Docdocan7584/
Tictican7549/
Dacdacan7522/
Ducdocan7510/
Dikdikan756/
Docducan754/
Decdecan751/
Dicdquin751/
Dicdiquin71474/
Dicdiquen714/
Dicdiguin713/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dicdican
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