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 more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dikiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dikiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dikiya is the 1,453,389th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dikiya live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dikiya is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.
The surname Dikiya is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Besides Malawi this last name is found 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dikiya
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