Dickems Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dickems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dickems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dickems Last Name Facts

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

Dickems is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dickems? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dickems is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Dickems occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Dickems are found; 33 percent are found in Southern Africa and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Dickems is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dickens8638,097/
Dickoms860/
Disckens801/
Dickhams801/
Dickkens801/
Dickiens801/
Dickenns801/
Dikens7797/
Dukems772/
Dicens772/
Dickins712,822/
Dikkens7180/
Dijkens7156/
Dikense7142/
Daikens7110/
Deckens718/
Dichens717/
Diskens714/
Didkens712/
Decaems711/
Dikensh711/
Dikcens711/
Dickenx711/
Dizkens711/
Deikens710/
Dickence674/
Daickins670/

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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
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  • 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 Dickems
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