Diko Surname
Approximately 25,659 people bear this surname
Diko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 13,697 | 1:3,955 | 519 |
| Nigeria | 3,634 | 1:48,746 | 3,751 |
| Benin | 2,658 | 1:3,888 | 496 |
| Indonesia | 1,036 | 1:127,654 | 12,825 |
| Burkina Faso | 469 | 1:39,130 | 1,973 |
| Albania | 426 | 1:6,841 | 1,302 |
| Uganda | 395 | 1:98,834 | 9,973 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| DR Congo | 376 | 1:196,488 | 19,671 |
| Cameroon | 347 | 1:59,853 | 7,706 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Ivory Coast | 289 | 1:79,831 | 4,359 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Solomon Islands | 213 | 1:2,723 | 258 |
| Niger | 157 | 1:122,242 | 4,752 |
| Russia | 111 | 1:1,298,406 | 92,821 |
| United States | 95 | 1:3,815,357 | 209,650 |
| Mauritania | 94 | 1:43,562 | 3,285 |
| Senegal | 82 | 1:177,797 | 1,332 |
| Slovakia | 67 | 1:79,649 | 15,428 |
| Turkey | 64 | 1:1,215,960 | 51,402 |
| Kazakhstan | 46 | 1:384,402 | 30,298 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| Greece | 29 | 1:382,062 | 51,720 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| North Macedonia | 8 | 1:262,684 | 15,306 |
| Georgia | 8 | 1:468,193 | 17,304 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Guinea | 5 | 1:2,366,763 | 1,841 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Dikó (78) are calculated separately.
Diko (10,542) may also be a first name.
Diko Demographics
Average Diko Salary in
United States
$48,895 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Dikó. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Diko? popularity and diffusion
It is the 21,249th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 284,015 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Diko are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 59,152nd most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 10,542 people.
The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 13,697 people, or 1 in 3,955. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent are found and Gauteng, where 8 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Benin, where 10 percent are found.
Diko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Diko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Diko last name expanded 3,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Diko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Diko surname is principally Muslim (56%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Diko are 18.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.22% registered with the political 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
Diko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diko in the Georgian language | ||
| დიკო | diko | - |
| Diko in the Tibetan language | ||
| དྲི་ཀོ་ | driko | - |
| Diko in the Bengali language | ||
| দীকো | diko | - |
| Diko in the Marathi language | ||
| डीको | diko | - |
| Diko in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻳﻜﻮ | dykw | 94.59 |
| ﺩﻛﻮ | dkw | 2.7 |
| ﺟﻴﻜﻮ | jykw | 2.7 |
| Diko in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡିେକା | dieka | 77.78 |
| ଦିେକା | dieka | 11.11 |
| ଡିକ | dika | 11.11 |
| Diko in the Hindi language | ||
| डिको | diko | 66.67 |
| डीको | diko | 33.33 |
| Diko in the Russian language | ||
| Дико | diko | - |
| Diko in the Arabic language | ||
| ديكو | dykw | - |
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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 Diko
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