Dikanya Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Dikanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dikanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Dikanya Last Name Facts

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

Dikanya occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dikanya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dikanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dikanya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Dikanya is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Narok County, where 80 percent reside and Bomet County, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent reside.

Dikanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dikanya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tdikanya931/
Dikania864/
Dikonya863/
Dikanja861/
Detkanya80926/
Dykhanya802/
Dikanjo7122/
Dekanea716/
Dykhania674/
Dicanio57594/
Dikonha57128/
Decagna5717/
Decania577/
Dicagno576/
Decanha576/
Dikonja573/
Dikonjo572/
Dikogna572/
Dekanhou5343/
Discanio5316/
Dikoonja533/
Dikonjoh531/
Dikkonja531/
Dikkoonja5086/
Decaigney5019/

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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 Dikanya
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