Dicke Surname
Approximately 4,441 people bear this surname
Dicke Surname Definition:
(German, English) The large or fat man; descendant of Dick, a pet form of Richard (rule, hard).
Dicke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,679 | 1:30,051 | 3,965 |
| United States | 1,346 | 1:269,286 | 25,316 |
| Netherlands | 173 | 1:97,614 | 15,899 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Ecuador | 21 | 1:757,421 | 12,901 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 138 | 1:363,904 | 27,584 |
Dicke (267) may also be a first name.
Dicke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, English) The large or fat man; descendant of Dick, a pet form of Richard (rule, hard).
Dicke Demographics
Dicke Political Affiliation
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Dicke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dicke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dicke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﻚ) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dicke? popularity and diffusion
Dicke is the 105,422nd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,640,970 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Dicke are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Dicke is also the 544,256th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 267 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,679 people, or 1 in 30,051. In Germany Dicke is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent are found and Thuringia, where 3 percent are found. Besides Germany it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.
Dicke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dicke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dicke last name expanded 975 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dicke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (44%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Dicke last name are 35.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.37% registered with the political party.
The amount Dicke earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning R 251,256 per year; in United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,015 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $45,758 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dicke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dicke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻳﻚ | dyk | 33.33 |
| ﺩﻛﻰ | dky | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻚ | aldyk | 33.33 |
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