Dikana Surname

178,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dikana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dikana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6041:33,7774,317
Papua New Guinea3381:24,1232,650
Cameroon2371:87,63310,590
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Botswana441:49,7039,263
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dikana (328) may also be a first name.

Dikana Last Name Facts

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

Dikana (Hindi: दिकाना, Oriya: ଦିକାନା) is found most in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dikana.

How Common Is The Last Name Dikana? popularity and diffusion

Dikana is the 178,955th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,055,575 people. The surname Dikana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Dikana reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dikana is also the 484,112th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 328 people.

Dikana is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 1,604 people, or 1 in 33,777. In South Africa Dikana is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent are found, Gauteng, where 12 percent are found and Free State, where 10 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.

Dikana Last Name Statistics demography

Dikana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.45% less than the national average, earning R 122,508 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dikanga92584/
Diokana92152/
Dikanna92101/
Dikanai9219/
Dikanah9216/
Dikhana924/
Daikana921/
Dikanaa921/
Dikkanat8615/
Dika'naa867/
Dikkanna861/
Dikane83902/
Dikani83663/
Dikona83381/
Dikano8366/
Dukana8356/
Dekana8340/
Dikany8329/
Dikena839/
Dicana833/
Diokane77169/
Diekena7754/
Dikhane7738/
Dikenah7728/
Dikaneh7728/
Dhekana7728/
Dizkani7726/
Dukhana7716/
Dikanni7714/
Dikonna7711/
Dekanga7711/
Dhikani7710/
Dhikane7710/
Dekgana7710/
Dikanou778/
Dikhani776/
Dekanea776/
Dikango776/
Dekhana774/
Dikange774/
Daikane774/
Dickani773/
Dikanuj773/
Daikani773/
Dikhona772/
Dikogna772/
Dikouna772/
Diekane772/
Dikgane772/
Dikonaa771/
Dikonad771/
Diskane771/
Dhikena771/
Dukanay771/
Dukkana771/
Deukana771/
Dikangi771/
Dikanne771/
Dikanyi771/
Discana771/
Dikaner771/
Dhikano771/
Diskani771/
Dickano770/
Diokhane712,453/
Dhikange7172/
Dekaneas7123/
Daikanou7120/
Daikanne7119/
Dekaanga719/
Deikhane716/
Dekhanna714/
Diekhane714/
Detkanha714/
Diocanay714/
Dekanaja713/
Dhikhani712/
Dhaikane712/
Didkaneh712/
Dickhanj711/
Deckanat711/
Duukhana711/
Dukahana711/
Dukhanna711/
Daikhane711/
Dickouna711/
Dikganou711/
Dikhaneh711/
Detkanad711/
Detkanat711/
Dikamhai711/
Dekani67350/
Dekany67343/
Dekanj67217/
Dekena67137/
Dekane67134/
Dicano6759/
Däkena6749/
Dukona6734/
Dikoni6729/
Dékany6723/
Decana6714/
Dickhaner6713/
Ducana6713/
Dekano6712/
Dikány6710/
Dikono678/
Dikhamhai678/
Dukano678/
Dekona677/
Dicona676/
Dikonh675/
Dikone675/
Dechkanad675/
Dykena674/
Dekaná674/
Dicani673/
Dycana672/
Dikeunhaa671/
Dikonj671/
Diqane671/
Dykani671/
Dicane671/
Dikeno671/
Detkhanad671/

Dikana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dikana in the Hindi language
दिकानाdikana75
दिकणाdikana25
Dikana in the Oriya language
ଦିକାନାdikana66.67
ଦିକନାdikana33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dikana
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