Dikenya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Dikenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dikenya (6) may also be a first name.
Dikenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dikenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dikenya is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dikenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Dikenya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Dikenya reside; 25 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Dikenya is also the 4,967,096th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 6 people.
This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Dikenya is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Dikenya occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dikinya | 86 | 401 | / |
| Dekenya | 86 | 155 | / |
| Dikenia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dhikinya | 80 | 101 | / |
| Dhekenya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Dickinya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dekenyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dekenia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dicenia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dikinia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekeniap | 67 | 39 | / |
| Dechenya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dikhingia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Diqueña | 57 | 6 | / |
| Dicenio | 57 | 5 | / |
| Decinia | 57 | 2 | / |
| Deqenia | 57 | 2 | / |
| Dekigna | 57 | 1 | / |
| Diceneo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Dykinja | 57 | 1 | / |
| Dequinia | 53 | 113 | / |
| Dechinea | 53 | 12 | / |
| Dequenia | 53 | 6 | / |
| Diquinia | 53 | 3 | / |
| Dechinia | 53 | 2 | / |
| Dequinea | 53 | 1 | / |
| Dequenea | 53 | 1 | / |
| Decaigney | 50 | 19 | / |
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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 Dikenya
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