Dicton Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Dicton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dicton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dicton (96) may also be a first name.

Dicton Last Name Facts

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

Dicton is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dicton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dicton is the 2,061,309th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Dicton live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 968,397th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 96 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 70 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Dicton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dicton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dicton surname grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dicton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dicton are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Dicton earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.13% less than the national average, earning $31,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diocton921,217/
Dickton9248/
Dictgon923/
Diecton921/
Decton836/
Dictan834/
Digton832/
Dictaan77153/
Dychton7734/
Dechton7715/
Diokton7711/
Dictant772/
Dioctan771/
Digtong771/
Dyckton771/
Dyocton771/
Dicktom771/
Deckton771/
Dioctun771/
Dictahan71131/
Digthton711/
Didstone710/
Dykton6747/
Diktan6711/
Dictum671/
Dychtoń62231/
Dikhtun6214/
Dechtoń628/
Dychtan621/
Deagton620/
Dectahan579/
Dechthan571/
Dejthong571/
Duiktank571/
Diktahan571/
Doydston571/
Dyktun504/
Dektan501/
Dyktan501/
Dygtoń501/

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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 Dicton
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis