Dikwi Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dikwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dikwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe831:186,00322,110
Namibia51:481,88011,140
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Dikwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dikwi occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dikwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,980,395th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Dikwi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dikwi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Dikwi is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 186,003. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 48 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 31 percent are found and Harare Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dikwii9139/
Dikwai912/
Dikwist830/
Dikwa801,095/
Dikwe80788/
Digwi80110/
Dikui8012/
Dekwi801/
Dickwish772/
Dickwich771/
Dhikwa7312/
Dickwa736/
Dekwai735/
Daikwa732/
Dikwes732/
Dickui732/
Dikway731/
Dikkwa731/
Dhekwi731/
Dikgwe731/
Dickwe731/
Dukwai731/
Digwei731/
Dickwisch715/
Dehkwai671/
Diogwui671/
Daikwet671/

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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 Dikwi
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