Dikobo Surname

318,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,176 people bear this surname

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

Dikobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dikobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8741:61,9887,816
Cameroon2591:80,1899,838
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dikobo (37) may also be a first name.

Dikobo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dikobo is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dikobo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 318,279th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,196,893 people. Dikobo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dikobo reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dikobo is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 37 people.

Dikobo is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 874 people, or 1 in 61,988. In South Africa Dikobo is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 40 percent live, Limpopo, where 27 percent live and Free State, where 9 percent live. Aside from South Africa Dikobo is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Dikobo Last Name Statistics demography

Dikobo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.06% less than the national average, earning R 137,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dikgobo9256/
Dikhobo923/
Deikoubo868/
Diekoubo861/
Dikoba831,027/
Dikabo83171/
Dukobo8354/
Dikubo8321/
Dekobo835/
Daikoba77383/
Dikhoba77212/
Dikouba7745/
Dikgoba7729/
Dikobat7717/
Dikabou778/
Dukobuo771/
Dukoibo771/
Dickobat71791/
Dekoubou7120/
Dickabou711/
Dikkkoba711/
Dekebo673,227/
Dikeba6796/
Dikaba6744/
Dikuba6728/
Dukoba672/
Dekubo671/
Dekoba671/
Decobo671/
Dekabo671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dikobo
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