Dikiya Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Dikiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Dikiya (22) may also be a first name.
Dikiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dikiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dikiya (Hindi: दिकिया, Marathi: िडकीया) is most common in Malawi. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dikiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,453,389th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. Dikiya is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dikiya reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dikiya is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 22 people.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Besides Malawi it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dikiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dikiya in the Marathi language | ||
| िडकीया | idakiya | - |
| Dikiya in the Hindi language | ||
| दिकिया | dikiya | 50 |
| दिकीया | dikiya | 25 |
| डिकीया | dikiya | 25 |
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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 Dikiya
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