Dike Surname
Approximately 178,765 people bear this surname
Dike Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the dike or dikes,' i.e. banks, trenches.
Robert del Dykes, Cumberland, 31 Edward I. Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.
Adam del Dike, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameDike Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 164,997 | 1:1,074 | 140 |
| India | 5,851 | 1:131,100 | 8,408 |
| United States | 2,199 | 1:164,829 | 16,739 |
| South Africa | 2,051 | 1:26,415 | 3,386 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| England | 509 | 1:109,466 | 11,344 |
| Turkey | 380 | 1:204,793 | 14,935 |
| Indonesia | 366 | 1:361,337 | 31,136 |
| Zimbabwe | 184 | 1:83,903 | 12,221 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Canada | 97 | 1:379,851 | 33,859 |
| Ivory Coast | 64 | 1:360,488 | 12,777 |
| Spain | 56 | 1:834,858 | 33,799 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Latvia | 46 | 1:44,566 | 6,776 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Albania | 30 | 1:97,135 | 9,519 |
| Namibia | 29 | 1:83,083 | 7,912 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Iceland | 12 | 1:31,674 | 2,357 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 174 | 1:140,088 | 12,645 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 749 | 1:67,048 | 7,275 |
The alternate forms: Diké (1) & Dīķe (1) are calculated separately.
Dike (10,172) may also be a first name.
Dike Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the dike or dikes,' i.e. banks, trenches.
Robert del Dykes, Cumberland, 31 Edward I. Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.
Adam del Dike, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Nicholaus del Dyk, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
William del Dike, 2 Henry IV: Estates and Families of Cumberland, Cumberland.
William del Dykes, 16 Richard II: ibid.
Macbeth of Dych, juror on an inquisition on the lands of Mefth in 1262 (Bain, I, 2323), derived his name from Dyke in Moray. Hugo de Dyke, witness c. 1299—1325 (REM., p. 148), Alexander Dike, witness in Glasgow, 1550 (Protocols, I), and Henricus Dik was part tenant in villa de Kynnedour, 1565 (REM., p. 437).
See Dykes. The baronets of Sussex and Kent sprang from the family of Dykes of Cumberland.
Local. A name given to one who lived near a ditch, bank, or entrenchment, as "John at the dyke."
N. Dica occurs in Normandy 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hamo and John Dike of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
N. Dica was of Normandy 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hamo and John Dike of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Dike Demographics
Dike Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Dike Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dike Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dike (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﻜﻪ, Hindi: डीके, Marathi: डीके, Oriya: ଡିେକ, Russian: Дике, Tibetan: དྲི་ཀི་) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms: Diké or Dīķe. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dike? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,145th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,766 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Dike live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dike is also the 60,545th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 10,172 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 164,997 people, or 1 in 1,074. In Nigeria Dike is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 41 percent live, Imo, where 29 percent live and Anambra, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 85 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Dike Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dike has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dike surname rose 294 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 293 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dike Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Dike last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Dike surname are 7.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.73% registered with the political party.
The amount Dike earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.84% less than the national average, earning R 150,096 per year; in Colombia they earn 64.44% more than the national average, earning $37,331,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $45,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.83% more than the national average, earning $56,555 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dike Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dike in the Tibetan language | ||
| དྲི་ཀི་ | driki | - |
| Dike in the Marathi language | ||
| डीके | dike | 99.35 |
| दीके | dike | 0.32 |
| Dike in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡିେକ | dieka | 83.33 |
| ଡିକି | diki | 16.67 |
| Dike in the Hindi language | ||
| डीके | dike | 75.61 |
| डी़के़ | dike | 17.07 |
| डीके॰ | dike | 2.44 |
| डिके | dike | 2.44 |
| डी॰के॰ | dike | 2.44 |
| Dike in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻳﻜﻪ | dykh | 20 |
| ﺩﻳﻚ | dyk | 20 |
| ﺩﻛﻪ | dkh | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻚ | aldyk | 20 |
| ﺍﺩﻳﻚ | adyk | 20 |
| Dike in the Russian language | ||
| Дике | dike | - |
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Dike Reference & Research
Dykes DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Dykes FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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