Dickal Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Dickal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dickal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dickal (27) may also be a first name.

Dickal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dickal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﻜﺎﻝ) is carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dickal? popularity and diffusion

Dickal is the 3,730,171st most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Dickal live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dickal is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 27 people.

Dickal is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,411,700. In Burkina Faso Dickal is primarily concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Burkina Faso this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Mauritania, where 7 percent reside.

Dickal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dickal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dickal surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dickal Last Name Statistics demography

Dickal earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.97% more than the national average, earning $69,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dickall9211/
Dikal91542/
Dical91157/
Dikale831,478/
Dihkal83171/
Doikal8381/
Dickol8340/
Dikall8330/
Dikhal8328/
Digkal8325/
Dikkal8323/
Dhikal8315/
Daikal8313/
Dicale8310/
Dhical836/
Diqcal832/
Dicalì831/
Digcal831/
Diocal831/
Diokal831/
Dikail831/
Discal830/
Dickhault801/
Dhikale774,113/
Dikhale77319/
Diskale7712/
Dikalle7711/
Dikkale779/
Dihkale771/
Deczkal771/
Dechkal771/
Duckall770/
Doiskal770/
Dicaile770/
Decal73838/
Ducal73415/
Dukal73304/
Dykal73252/
Dicol73174/
Dikol7383/
Dekal7355/
Dikalova71270/
Dickholt714/
Dhikhale711/
Dikole671,274/
Dekkal67903/
Dehkal67260/
Dikkol67247/
Dekale6799/
Decale6783/
Decaul6775/
Dykhal6764/
Duykal6760/
Diqual6745/
Deccal6742/
Decall6737/
Dugcal6733/
Deacal6731/
Dhucal6731/
Dhukal6722/
Dekhal6719/
Dhekal6712/
Dukalh6711/
Daikol678/
Doikol677/
Dukkal676/
Deekal675/
Dikoul674/
Deikalova674/
Dukhal672/
Discol672/
Deckol671/
Dicoil671/
Deikol671/
Dikotl671/
Dicole671/
Dekall671/
Decaal671/
Ducall671/
Dajcal671/
Diqale671/
Diocol671/

Dickal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dickal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻳﻜﺎﻝdykal66.67
ﺩﻳﻜﻞdykl33.33

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Dickal Reference & Research

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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 Dickal
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