Diko Surname

21,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Diko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa13,6971:3,955519
Nigeria3,6341:48,7463,751
Benin2,6581:3,888496
Indonesia1,0361:127,65412,825
Burkina Faso4691:39,1301,973
Albania4261:6,8411,302
Uganda3951:98,8349,973
Chad3851:35,3044,109
DR Congo3761:196,48819,671
Cameroon3471:59,8537,706
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Ivory Coast2891:79,8314,359
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Solomon Islands2131:2,723258
Niger1571:122,2424,752
Russia1111:1,298,40692,821
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Mauritania941:43,5623,285
Senegal821:177,7971,332
Slovakia671:79,64915,428
Turkey641:1,215,96051,402
Kazakhstan461:384,40230,298
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Greece291:382,06251,720
England271:2,063,63279,942
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
India181:42,614,743461,117
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Liberia91:489,83723,279
North Macedonia81:262,68415,306
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
France71:9,488,960336,266
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Guinea51:2,366,7631,841
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Gambia41:480,863548
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Dikó (78) are calculated separately.

Diko (10,542) may also be a first name.

Diko Last Name Facts

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

Diko (Arabic: ديكو, Bengali: দীকো, Georgian: დიკო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﻜﻮ, Hindi: डिको, Marathi: डीको, Oriya: ଡିେକା, Russian: Дико, Tibetan: དྲི་ཀོ་) is found most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms: Dikó. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,249th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 284,015 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Diko live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 59,152nd most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 10,542 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 13,697 people, or 1 in 3,955. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Diko is found in 76 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent reside and Benin, where 10 percent reside.

Diko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Diko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Diko surname grew 3,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (56%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Diko surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Diko earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.23% less than the national average, earning R 161,040 per year and in United States they earn 13.32% more than the national average, earning $48,895 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dikó9278/
Dicko89345,539/
Dikko8917,214/
Daiko891,067/
Dioko89896/
Deiko89602/
Dikoh89400/
Dikou89203/
Duiko89172/
Dikoy89141/
Dieko89113/
Doiko8987/
Dikho8958/
Dikoš8950/
Dhiko8941/
Dikoi8936/
Dikoo8912/
Digko895/
Dikco895/
Dikoj895/
Dikoa893/
Dikoz891/
Tdiko891/
Diçko891/
Dihko891/
Diokou80792/
Dikost80620/
Dikhot80237/
Dittko8095/
Daikou8087/
Dikkop8070/
Diskos8063/
Daikho8046/
Discko8030/
Diskou8029/
Dikopf8026/
Diekou8024/
Dickou8023/
Diecko8014/
Dhaiko8014/
Dikoth8012/
Hdikko8012/
Diccko8011/
Daikuo8010/
Doikou809/
Dikous809/
Diocko807/
Dickoh806/
Daikoo806/
Dikkko806/
Dikosp805/
Hdioko805/
Dikooj804/
Dikhou804/
Ddicko803/
Dickoa803/
Deikoi802/
Dikkot802/
Dickko802/
Dickoo802/
Didkou802/
Dikoiy801/
Dikosd801/
Dikouh801/
Doikod801/
Dickho801/
Dhikou801/
Deicko801/
Ddioko801/
Duicko801/
Dikkoi801/
Dikkoy801/
Dikkoa801/
Tdikoy801/
Deikou801/
Daikeo801/
Dickoi801/
Diekoa801/
Diekoi801/
Digkou801/
Dikkou801/
Ddikko801/
Dikkod801/
Dieyko801/
Dika7512,038/
Deko753,427/
Dico753,406/
Duko751,211/
Dyko75389/
Diqo754/
Djko751/
Diockou731,380/
Dickopf73530/
Dickopp73183/
Dikhout7312/
Dikkoth7311/
Dhikoth737/
Dikosth734/
Dickoph733/
Dhikkod732/
Diskocz732/
Dikkost731/
Diokhou731/
Dickhou731/
Dickous731/
Deikhou731/
Ddikkoi731/
Dichkou731/
Dickoop731/
Dickhot730/
Daika671,455/
Dioka671,333/
Dekou671,282/
Deyko671,064/
Dhika67796/
Dieka67775/
Dajko67709/
Disco67661/
Dydko67552/
Dysko67531/
Dukho67347/
Digka67313/
Deuko67282/
Dejko67273/
Dickhout67228/
Dicoi67226/
Decko67218/
Dikka67216/
Dioca67194/
Dheko67174/
Dicop67171/
Dayko67149/
Duika67147/
Dicoh67142/
Dekko67129/
Dicco67119/
Dicou67118/
Ducko67111/
Dekoo67101/
Doyko6794/
Duyko6793/
Dicoy6789/
Dicot6788/
Dioco6780/
Dicos6777/
Dická6774/
Dukko6770/
Dekoj6763/
Doico6758/
Duico6756/
Doika6753/
Dikha6745/
Dekoa6742/
Dítko6737/
Dyoko6736/
Deako6730/
Deeko6730/
Dujko6729/
Dykoi6729/
Dikah6728/
Deika6728/
Dehko6727/
Dijkhout6720/
Dieco6716/
Dukoy6714/
Dekho6713/
Ddika6711/
Dekoi6711/
Deico6711/
Dickhous6710/
Daico679/
Degko678/
Dukoh678/
Dycko678/
Dojko677/
Dyśko676/
Didco676/
Dukoi675/
Dikaa675/
Duuko675/
Diška675/
Dueko675/
Djkuo674/
Dekoy674/
Dekoh674/
Gyiko674/
Dihka674/
Dekod673/
Ditco672/
Dhico672/
Dukoo672/
Dikeu672/
Dikaz671/
Diockhou671/
Dickhopf671/
Dickhoss671/
Dykho671/
Dugko671/
Tdika671/
Djkoi671/
Dukuo671/
Hdico671/
Dizco671/
Dduko671/
Dickkopf671/
Dickkopp671/
Dickó671/
Dicoa671/
Dijka671/
Dikač671/
Dukoň671/
Ddico671/
Diqot671/

Diko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diko in the Georgian language
დიკოdiko-
Diko in the Tibetan language
དྲི་ཀོ་driko-
Diko in the Bengali language
দীকোdiko-
Diko in the Marathi language
डीकोdiko-
Diko in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻳﻜﻮdykw94.59
ﺩﻛﻮdkw2.7
ﺟﻴﻜﻮjykw2.7
Diko in the Oriya language
ଡିେକାdieka77.78
ଦିେକାdieka11.11
ଡିକdika11.11
Diko in the Hindi language
डिकोdiko66.67
डीकोdiko33.33
Diko in the Russian language
Дикоdiko-
Diko in the Arabic language
ديكوdykw-

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