Dikobe Surname

141,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Dikobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dikobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6271:20,6232,611
Botswana3591:6,092996
Cameroon1441:144,23016,009
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Dikobé (1) are calculated separately.

Dikobe (399) may also be a first name.

Dikobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dikobe is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms: Dikobé. Click here for other possible spellings of Dikobe.

How Common Is The Last Name Dikobe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 141,650th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,317,185 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dikobe live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 432,205th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 399 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,627 people, or 1 in 20,623. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 47 percent live, Gauteng, where 42 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent live. Other than South Africa Dikobe exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.

Dikobe Last Name Statistics demography

Dikobe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.83% less than the national average, earning R 190,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dikobé941/
Dikoebe9278/
Dikoube9232/
Dikgobe925/
Dikhobe921/
Dikoba831,027/
Dikube8352/
Dekobe833/
Dikebe831/
Djkobe831/
Dikobi831/
Daikoba77383/
Dikhoba77212/
Dikouba7745/
Dikebie7743/
Dekoibe7718/
Dhikube7713/
Dekoube776/
Dickobi775/
Dickoby774/
Dedkobe772/
Dikkobi772/
Dekoebe771/
Dikabes771/
Dikgabe771/
Dickove770/
Dekoubey716/
Dikkkoba711/
Dekabe6771/
Dikaba6744/
Dikubi6741/
Dikuba6728/
Dikabi674/
Dickhuber673/
Dekebe672/
Dikovi672/
Decobe671/
Dekoba671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dikobe
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