Dinga Surname
Approximately 11,263 people bear this surname
Dinga Surname Definition:
Dinga is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: one who searches frantically.
Dinga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,596 | 1:20,870 | 2,640 |
| Cameroon | 1,711 | 1:12,139 | 1,639 |
| Congo | 1,106 | 1:4,511 | 731 |
| Romania | 583 | 1:34,439 | 4,396 |
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| DR Congo | 458 | 1:161,309 | 16,675 |
| India | 426 | 1:1,800,623 | 63,979 |
| France | 418 | 1:158,906 | 24,682 |
| Moldova | 415 | 1:8,582 | 1,414 |
| United States | 404 | 1:897,176 | 67,678 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Zimbabwe | 334 | 1:46,222 | 7,101 |
| Kenya | 240 | 1:192,416 | 14,234 |
| Philippines | 204 | 1:496,266 | 58,506 |
| Nigeria | 200 | 1:885,714 | 38,609 |
| Slovakia | 146 | 1:36,551 | 6,716 |
| Papua New Guinea | 138 | 1:59,085 | 7,566 |
| Burkina Faso | 122 | 1:150,427 | 3,837 |
| Turkey | 113 | 1:688,685 | 35,465 |
| Indonesia | 80 | 1:1,653,115 | 108,474 |
| Canada | 77 | 1:478,514 | 41,057 |
| Solomon Islands | 64 | 1:9,063 | 1,526 |
| Czechia | 56 | 1:189,883 | 27,834 |
| Albania | 50 | 1:58,281 | 7,203 |
| Niger | 46 | 1:417,218 | 11,489 |
| Ivory Coast | 39 | 1:591,570 | 17,665 |
| Latvia | 35 | 1:58,573 | 8,789 |
| Serbia | 34 | 1:210,146 | 12,577 |
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Dînga (5), Dingă (1) & Dîngă (33) are calculated separately.
Dinga (1,650) may also be a first name.
Dinga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dinga is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: one who searches frantically.
Dinga Demographics
Average Dinga Salary in
United States
$43,824 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dinga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dinga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dinga (Bengali: দিঙ্গা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻨﻜﻪ, Hindi: डिंगा, Marathi: डींगा, Oriya: ଡି, Russian: Динга) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Dînga, Dingă or Dîngă. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dinga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dinga is the 46,034th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 647,034 people. The last name Dinga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Dinga live; 31 percent live in Southern Africa and 31 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 189,693rd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 1,650 people.
Dinga is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,596 people, or 1 in 20,870. In South Africa Dinga is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 73 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 15 percent are found and The Congo, where 10 percent are found.
Dinga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dinga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dinga surname grew 5,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dinga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Dinga surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dinga earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.04% less than the national average, earning 259,435 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.72% less than the national average, earning R 176,508 per year; in United States they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $43,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.38% more than the national average, earning $51,362 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dinga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dinga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻨﻜﻪ | jnkh | - |
| Dinga in the Bengali language | ||
| দিঙ্গা | dinga | 75 |
| দিংগা | dinga | 25 |
| Dinga in the Marathi language | ||
| डींगा | dinga | 60 |
| िंडगरा | indagara | 20 |
| डीगा | diga | 20 |
| Dinga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡି | di | 52.38 |
| ଡିା | dia | 28.57 |
| ଦିା | dia | 9.52 |
| ଦିଗାଲ | digala | 4.76 |
| ଡିଂଗା | dinga | 4.76 |
| Dinga in the Hindi language | ||
| डिंगा | dinga | 45.45 |
| दींगा | dinga | 27.27 |
| दिंगा | dinga | 9.09 |
| डींगा | dinga | 9.09 |
| डिंग | dinga | 9.09 |
| Dinga in the Russian language | ||
| Динга | dinga | - |
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Footnotes
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