Dimka Surname

210,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dimka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dimka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9051:92,9886,424
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dimka (7,191) may also be a first name.

Dimka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dimka (Hindi: दिमका) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dimka? popularity and diffusion

Dimka is the 210,129th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,708,675 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Dimka reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dimka is also the 76,259th most prevalent first name globally, held by 7,191 people.

The last name Dimka is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,905 people, or 1 in 92,988. In Nigeria Dimka is most frequent in: Plateau, where 54 percent reside, Bauchi, where 7 percent reside and Kaduna, where 7 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Greece, where 0 percent reside.

Dimka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dimka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dimka last name rose 643 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dimka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Dimka last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

Dimka earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.47% more than the national average, earning $51,120 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dimkea915/
Daimka911/
Diemka910/
Deimeka834/
Dumka801,794/
Dimke80829/
Dymka80235/
Dimko80157/
Demka80146/
Dimca8010/
Dimkó808/
Dimki802/
Dimky801/
Dimcea73731/
Dimkou7391/
Demkah7354/
Diemke7354/
Dyomka7340/
Deemka7310/
Diemko7310/
Dimkoo736/
Demkai735/
Dimkey734/
Dumkai734/
Demkaa731/
Dimkiæ731/
Dimkeu731/
Demkoa731/
Demkas731/
Dismca731/
Demkay730/
Deimeke67232/
Dymecka6711/
Dimkich6710/
Dismkes672/
Deesmka671/
Dumkhay671/
Deymeka671/
Demkkay670/

Dimka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dimka in the Hindi language
दिमकाdimaka80
डिमकाdimaka20

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dimka
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