Dikanai Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Dikanai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Dikanai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dikanai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dikanai is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dikanai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Dikanai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Dikanai are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 50 percent live, Harare Province, where 44 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 6 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.
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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 Dikanai
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