Dikani Surname
Approximately 663 people bear this surname
Dikani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Zimbabwe | 141 | 1:109,491 | 15,099 |
| South Africa | 131 | 1:413,570 | 36,044 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Dikani (112) may also be a first name.
Dikani Demographics
Average Dikani Salary in
South Africa
R 32,712
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Dikani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dikani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dikani (Hindi: दिकानी) is most common in Malawi. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dikani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 497,277th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Dikani are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dikani is also the 885,979th most numerous first name globally, borne by 112 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Excluding Malawi Dikani 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
Dikani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dikani in the Hindi language | ||
| दिकानी | dikani | 50 |
| दिकणी | dikani | 50 |
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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 Dikani
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