Dikani Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dikani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dikani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Zimbabwe1411:109,49115,099
South Africa1311:413,57036,044
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Dikani (112) may also be a first name.

Dikani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dikani (Hindi: दिकानी) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dikani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 497,277th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. Dikani occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dikani reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dikani is also the 885,979th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 112 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Aside from Malawi this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 20 percent are found.

Dikani Last Name Statistics demography

Dikani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.23% less than the national average, earning R 32,712 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dizkani9226/
Dikanai9219/
Dikanni9214/
Dhikani9210/
Dikhani926/
Dickani923/
Daikani923/
Dikangi921/
Dikanyi921/
Diskani921/
Dhikhani862/
Dikana832,385/
Dikane83902/
Dikeni83736/
Dekani83350/
Dukani83136/
Dikoni8329/
Dikany8329/
Dicani833/
Dykani831/
Dukhani77619/
Dicanio77594/
Dekhani77380/
Diokane77169/
Dehkani77169/
Dikanna77101/
Dikhane7738/
Dikaneh7728/
Dekgani7721/
Dikonni7718/
Dyokani7717/
Dhekani7713/
Dhukani7712/
Dhikane7710/
Dekkani776/
Ditkoni776/
Dükkani776/
Dikange774/
Dikhana774/
Daikane774/
Dikanuj773/
Dikouni773/
Dikhoni773/
Diekane772/
Dukkani772/
Dikgane772/
Dikoniy771/
Diskane771/
Daikana771/
Dekangi771/
Dikanaa771/
Dikanne771/
Dukaini771/
Dukanih771/
Dikaner771/
Dekanyi771/
Dikenie771/
Dekanie771/
Diokhane712,453/
Dekanich7186/
Dhikange7172/
Dezkhani7150/
Dekhgani7122/
Daikanne7119/
Dehkhani7118/
Dukhanni717/
Dika'naa717/
Deikhane716/
Dhukkani715/
Diekhane714/
Discanni714/
Dhukhani713/
Dekanipp712/
Dhaikane712/
Didkaneh712/
Dikkanna711/
Dickhanj711/
Dedkhani711/
Daikhane711/
Dikhaneh711/
Dikongoi711/
Dikamhai711/
Dikona67381/
Dekany67343/
Dukane67252/
Dekanj67217/
Dekeni67154/
Dekane67134/
Ducani67111/
Diconi6791/
Decani6770/
Deqani6769/
Dukoni6742/
Dekana6740/
Dukeni6736/
Dikene6736/
Dékany6723/
Dickhaner6713/
Dikány6710/
Dikhamhai678/
Dikonh675/
Dikone675/
Dekaná674/
Dicana673/
Dekoni672/
Dikonj671/
Diqane671/
Dicane671/

Dikani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dikani in the Hindi language
दिकानीdikani50
दिकणीdikani50

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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 Dikani
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