Dicson Surname

429,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dicson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dicson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7381:240,03113,941
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Dicson (1,586) may also be a first name.

Dicson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dicson is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dicson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dicson is the 429,827th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,086,716 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Dicson are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 194,164th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,586 people.

The last name Dicson is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 738 people, or 1 in 240,031. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Gombe, where 13 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 12 percent are found and Rivers, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Dicson exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.

Dicson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dicson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dicson surname fell 69 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dicson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Dicson earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.54% less than the national average, earning $26,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dickson92245,909/
Diocson921,082/
Dicsion9221/
Dichson9217/
Dikcson925/
Dicxson922/
Dicsonk921/
Dicsone921/
Dicon91937/
Dicksson8695/
Dicksion8642/
Dikckson866/
Diechson863/
Dicksoon862/
Dicksonn862/
Daickson861/
Duickson861/
Deickson861/
Diockson861/
Dieckson860/
Dixson836,614/
Dikson83747/
Ditson83558/
Dicion83376/
Dichon83237/
Decson8323/
Digson8314/
Dicxon8312/
Dicsen8312/
Didson8310/
Disxon834/
Diczon832/
Deicon831/
Daicon830/
Dickksson801/
Dhieckson801/
Ditchon771,341/
Dicksen77286/
Diochon77218/
Ditsong77102/
Dyckson7766/
Deckson7761/
Doichon7759/
Dichsen7733/
Dicione7717/
Diokson7717/
Diogson7714/
Diekson778/
Daikson777/
Dickxon776/
Daidson775/
Diggson774/
Deacson773/
Dichone772/
Dikkson771/
Dicksan771/
Duikson771/
Dietson771/
Dicksun771/
Diksson771/
Dechson771/
Dieycon771/
Diçkson771/
Diksone771/
Diksion771/
Decgson770/
Deidson770/
Dittson770/
Dixon73342,419/
Dizon73116,628/
Dicen733,340/
Dican73994/
Decon73487/
Dicun7317/
Dycon731/
Dicén731/
Ditchong717/
Dickshan712/
Diconova711/
Daikeson711/
Ditshone711/
Dechsonh711/
Diegsson711/
Dheigson711/
Dheikson711/
Deacon6722,974/
Dixion67497/
Doizon67386/
Detson67349/
Daizon67254/
Diksan67212/
Decion67172/
Diezon67170/
Duican67142/
Doican67127/
Dechon67118/
Dichun6768/
Dekson6753/
Diksen6740/
Dichan6725/
Dician6724/
Decsom6717/
Dixxon6715/
Dykson6714/
Ditsan6711/
Dixonn6710/
Ditsom679/
Deycon676/
Dexion676/
Dexson676/
Deicen674/
Decsan674/
Ddixon673/
Dedson673/
Dizoon673/
Daican673/
Deczon673/
Deicun672/
Dixoon672/
Didzon672/
Dixsen672/
Dixsom672/
Deizon672/
Ditcun672/
Daycon672/
Decoun672/
Didsan672/
Dixone671/
Doixon671/
Dicxan671/
Deixon671/
Ditsen671/
Diceen671/
Deican671/
Deconn671/
Deqson671/
Didsun671/
Diccen671/
Dezson671/
Dijkshoon671/
Detcon671/
Diksun671/
Ditshoung671/
Deecon670/
Duixon670/
Dixsun670/

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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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  • 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 Dicson
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