Dichans Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dichans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dichans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dichans Last Name Facts

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

Dichans occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dichans? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dichans is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Dichans live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 89 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dichgans9320/
Dicans9245/
Dichanz8616/
Duchans8615/
Dechans869/
Dichens867/
Deschans8034/
Detchans8015/
Dechains801/
Duchains801/
Decans771/
Djhans771/
Desschans7539/
Dechahans751/
Duchens71120/
Decaëns7113/
Duixans715/
Deceans712/
Decohns711/
Dechams711/
Dechens710/
Dishams710/
Dechance67240/
Detchons6714/
Deschams675/
Doissans673/
Deuchons670/

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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 Dichans
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