Dictus Surname

447,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dictus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dictus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3671:31,3265,067
Netherlands2811:60,09710,351
France441:1,509,607143,950
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dictus (14) may also be a first name.

Dictus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dictus has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dictus.

How Common Is The Last Name Dictus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 447,229th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,563,709 people. Dictus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Dictus are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Dictus is also the 3,024,661st most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 14 people.

It is most widely held in Belgium, where it is borne by 367 people, or 1 in 31,326. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent live and Walloon Region, where 0 percent live. Barring Belgium this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 37 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Dictus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dictus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dictus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dictus surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Dictus earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.35% less than the national average, earning $38,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dikctus921/
Dictush920/
Dictu9116/
Diktus8376/
Dictos8320/
Dicktu8314/
Diktust771/
Diktu731/
Dyktus6716/
Dektus676/
Diktos671/
Diktup671/
Dektu551/
Dectoe5033/

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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 Dictus
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