Dikson Surname

453,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dikson Surname User-submission:

(English, Scottish) This surname means 'son of Richard'.

Dikson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2761:641,82230,209
Russia1441:1,000,85577,167
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
United States221:16,475,406557,260
India171:45,121,493474,784
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
England61:9,286,343223,652
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Dikson (3,551) may also be a first name.

Dikson Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(English, Scottish) This surname means 'son of Richard'.

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Dikson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dikson (Hindi: डिक्सन, Oriya: ଡିକି୍େସାନ, Russian: Диксон) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dikson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 453,909th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,755,751 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 39 percent of Dikson reside; 37 percent reside in West Africa and 37 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dikson is also the 118,925th most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 3,551 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 276 people, or 1 in 641,822. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent are found, Rivers, where 9 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Dikson occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 19 percent are found.

Dikson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dikson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dikson surname declined 41 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dikson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

The amount Dikson earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $16,278,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dickson92245,909/
Diokson9217/
Diekson928/
Daikson927/
Dikcson925/
Diksion921/
Diksone921/
Diçkson921/
Diksson921/
Duikson921/
Dikkson921/
Dicksson8695/
Dicksion8642/
Dikckson866/
Dicksonn862/
Dicksoon862/
Diockson861/
Deickson861/
Duickson861/
Daikeson861/
Daickson861/
Dheikson861/
Dieckson860/
Dixson836,614/
Dicson83802/
Diksan83212/
Dekson8353/
Diksen8340/
Dykson8314/
Digson8314/
Disxon834/
Diksun831/
Dhieckson801/
Dickksson801/
Dijkshoon801/
Diocson771,082/
Dicksen77286/
Dyckson7766/
Deckson7761/
Dijksen7734/
Dicsion7721/
Diogson7714/
Dickxon776/
Dieksen776/
Dikshan775/
Diggson774/
Dicxson772/
Daiksen771/
Deiksen771/
Dicksan771/
Dicksun771/
Dicsonk771/
Dicsone771/
Deakson770/
Dixon73342,419/
Diksienė7137/
Diechson713/
Dickshan712/
Dheigson711/
Diegsson711/
Dixion67497/
Dyksen6768/
Dyksan6750/
Dikçan6738/
Decson6723/
Deksen6719/
Dixxon6715/
Dicsen6712/
Dicxon6712/
Dixonn6710/
Deksan676/
Dexson676/
Dexion676/
Ddixon673/
Dixsom672/
Dixsen672/
Dixoon672/
Dixone671/
Doixon671/
Deixon671/
Deqson671/
Diksem671/
Duixon670/
Dixsun670/

Dikson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dikson in the Hindi language
डिक्सनdiksana-
Dikson in the Oriya language
ଡିକି୍େସାନdikiesana-
Dikson in the Russian language
Диксонdikson-

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