Dinga Surname

46,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Congo

Dinga Surname Definition:

Dinga is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: one who searches frantically.

Dinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,5961:20,8702,640
Cameroon1,7111:12,1391,639
Congo1,1061:4,511731
Romania5831:34,4394,396
Malawi5231:32,7334,882
DR Congo4581:161,30916,675
India4261:1,800,62363,979
France4181:158,90624,682
Moldova4151:8,5821,414
United States4041:897,17667,678
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Zimbabwe3341:46,2227,101
Kenya2401:192,41614,234
Philippines2041:496,26658,506
Nigeria2001:885,71438,609
Slovakia1461:36,5516,716
Papua New Guinea1381:59,0857,566
Burkina Faso1221:150,4273,837
Turkey1131:688,68535,465
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
Canada771:478,51441,057
Solomon Islands641:9,0631,526
Czechia561:189,88327,834
Albania501:58,2817,203
Niger461:417,21811,489
Ivory Coast391:591,57017,665
Latvia351:58,5738,789
Serbia341:210,14612,577
Zambia311:511,28822,588
Israel281:305,63026,425
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
England171:3,277,533109,658
Norway141:367,30634,015
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Gabon41:472,2983,618
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Dinga Last Name Facts

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

Dinga (Bengali: দিঙ্গা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻨﻜﻪ, Hindi: डिंगा, Marathi: डींगा, Oriya: ଡି, Russian: Динга) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Dînga, Dingă or Dîngă. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dinga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 46,034th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 647,034 people. The surname Dinga is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Dinga live; 31 percent live in Southern Africa and 31 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dinga is also the 189,693rd most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 1,650 people.

The surname Dinga is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,596 people, or 1 in 20,870. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it exists 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 carrying the Dinga surname increased 5,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dinga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Dinga last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.82% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dînga935/
Dingă931/
Dionga912,367/
Dingha91936/
Dienga91730/
Dainga91268/
Dhinga91190/
Doinga91161/
Dingas91154/
Dingaz91126/
Dingai91107/
Dingga9196/
Dingah9167/
Dingat9156/
Dingay9138/
Dingoa9126/
Tdinga9121/
Dingau9117/
Dingad9111/
Duinga919/
Deinga913/
Dingaa911/
Dimnga911/
Dina8984,724/
Dnga891/
Dîngă8733/
Dinggai83366/
Dinghat83108/
Dionnga8347/
Dinggas8345/
Dinggat8344/
Dinggay8333/
Dhingad8316/
Dingaya838/
Ding'ha838/
Daingah834/
Dingass833/
Tdainga832/
Diongay832/
Dinghai832/
Dgingga831/
Dhingai831/
Dhingat831/
Dingait831/
Dhingea831/
Diongga831/
Ding'ai831/
Disngat831/
Denga809,664/
Digna803,724/
Daina803,495/
Dinah803,284/
Dingo802,715/
Dinge801,828/
Dinas801,767/
Dingi801,683/
Deina801,501/
Diona801,165/
Dhina801,062/
Duina801,016/
Dinaj80980/
Disna80947/
Diena80909/
Doina80717/
Dinay80563/
Dinea80546/
Dinat80452/
Dinai80233/
Dinoa80105/
Dinau8089/
Dinad8086/
Ditna8080/
Dynga8066/
Dinaa8055/
Dingó8031/
Dinaz8029/
Dingy8027/
Dinap8021/
Ddina8010/
Dimga807/
Dihna804/
D'Ina803/
Dngat802/
Dingé802/
Hdina801/
Djnga801/
Dinaï801/
Dinéa801/
Dncga801/
Dhnga801/
Dinghaus773/
Dingaith771/
Dinngaya771/
Denninga771/
Dionghay771/
Dhinghat771/
Dga7520/
Dinger738,362/
Dinges735,547/
Diongo733,008/
Dingui731,745/
Dingee73938/
Dinaha73707/
Dionge73613/
Dengah73560/
Dingeç73478/
Dienge73462/
Deanga73433/
Duinea73412/
Dingey73393/
Dingis73363/
Diengo73332/
Dignat73320/
Dhenga73307/
Douina73280/
Dinggo73273/
Dinaut73210/
Dinget73196/
Deinas73194/
Dinggi73190/
Duinat73179/
Daingo73141/
Dainah73134/
Dainat73108/
Dainas73108/
Dhinay73103/
Dengea73103/
Dignas7399/
Diengi7396/
Dhinge7386/
Dinash7383/
Doinea7381/
Dhingo7371/
Dingiz7370/
Dinaux7365/
Dinhah7363/
Dengga7347/
Dengha7345/
Deigna7344/
Dignaß7344/
Dingit7343/
Dinais7342/
Dhingi7338/
Deunga7334/
Dinaaj7330/
Dinhas7328/
Dengas7328/
Deinna7328/
Dengay7327/
Duinay7326/
Dinatt7325/
Dignay7324/
Dingot7323/
Dinhay7323/
Dingou7322/
Diongi7322/
Dionay7320/
Dinaud7320/
Deingo7319/
Dinghi7319/
Dina'a7319/
Dionea7318/
Deinaß7318/
Dinghe7317/
Dingyi7317/
Dengat7316/
Dingie7315/
Dengai7315/
Dimgas7315/
Dainay7313/
Dhaina7313/
Dinguy7313/
Dhinah7311/
Dainna7311/
Dengad7310/
Dinaah7310/
Dhinas739/
Dingoh739/
Duingi739/
Deenga739/
Deinat739/
Deinay739/
Dheina738/
Dinhad738/
Dhin'a737/
Dhngad737/
Dingge737/
Daenga737/
Duinah737/
Dyonga737/
Dingih737/
Dineas736/
Gydina736/
Dingoy736/
Dhinau735/
Dignau735/
Dinahh735/
Dengau735/
Dinghy734/
Duinna734/
Doinay734/
Thdina734/
Duinas733/
Dinach733/
Dingos733/
Dingho733/
Deinah733/
Dingeh733/
Doingo733/
Dhigna732/
Dimngo732/
Dinioa732/
Doinas732/
Dingiy732/
Dhinai732/
Dainau732/
Dainaa732/
Deijna732/
Dainap732/
Deisna732/
Dienai732/
Dinait732/
Dingée732/
Ddingi732/
Dainai732/
Dennga732/
Dinadh732/
Dineea732/
Dhinaj731/
Dieina731/
Dihnai731/
Dinaiy731/
Dinaph731/
Dinast731/
Dinngi731/
Dinngo731/
Dhinat731/
Dhiona731/
Daijna731/
Deeina731/
Dyoina731/
Duingo731/
Dimgha731/
Déinha731/
Disnad731/
Dágina731/
Tdaina731/
Tdingo731/
Gyinga731/
Doinap731/
Doinat731/
Doinau731/
Daigna731/
Dainaj731/
Dajnga731/
Daaina731/
Dyngaj731/
Deng'a731/
Dengaï731/
Dengoa731/
Dingez731/
Dingiş731/
Dingoi731/
Dingoo731/
Dimngi731/
Dimgah731/
Dignai731/
Disnat731/
Disnay731/
Duenga731/
Dningi731/
Ding'o731/
Dainha731/
Doinai731/
Deinaj731/
Dingiç731/
Dinahy730/
Duisna730/
Dinaus730/
Dino67115,831/
Dena6720,141/
Deineha674,962/
Dingess672,484/
Dahaina67922/
Dyna67748/
Duggina67709/
Dhinaiy67505/
Dhoinay67375/
Diña67370/
Déna67323/
Dhinaut67273/
Dinggoy67178/
Dhuinay67155/
Dainguy6794/
Denggat6774/
Dėdinas6773/
Dhainay6771/
Daineha6764/
Dingott6761/
Digneau6757/
Dinó6756/
Dinaajh6743/
Dină6740/
Dinault6738/
Dinguis6735/
Diongou6727/
Denggai6727/
Dhinaux6722/
Dignatz6721/
Dainhay6720/
Dehenga6715/
Diná6715/
Diengou6713/
Dingier6712/
Dinguer6712/
Dainaud6712/
Dnge679/
Dineaux679/
Dinguye679/
Deesnga679/
Ddga678/
Dinghui678/
Daengai678/
Dignass677/
Daengha677/
Dgha677/
Dingesz676/
Deinass676/
Doineha676/
Dhinaah675/
Dęga675/
Daijnay674/
Ding'oi674/
Dinahha674/
Dinahaj674/
Dgai674/
Dgay673/
Daggina673/
Dinggou673/
Desinna673/
Deinats673/
Diongoh673/
Dgad673/
Dngi672/
Daignea672/
Dhengad672/
Dhingee672/
Dhinghi672/
Deinhat672/
Dineash672/
Dgoa672/
Dhga672/
Dinghes672/
Daignas672/
Dgah672/
Diongoy672/
Dhinger672/
Deangna672/
Ditenna671/
Dingoit671/
Dingoss671/
Dinguid671/
Dgga671/
Dhainah671/
Dhainas671/
Dhengat671/
Dainajs671/
Dainash671/
Dengadd671/
Doingou671/
Dainaut671/
D'Iengo671/
Denggay671/
Dingets671/
Dinguee671/
Dinguit671/
Dinhatt671/
Diengoh671/
Dhiongo671/
Dhinadh671/
Dheenga671/
Dheinay671/
Dinngoy671/
Dionggo671/
Dionngo671/
Douhina671/
Dingees671/
Dtga671/
Deungai671/
Dgaj671/
Dgat671/
Dgaz671/
Dngo671/
Deangai671/
Dheigna671/
Dinggui671/
Dinhash671/
Dinaish671/
Dignatt670/
Daignau670/
Dimnger670/
Dingeer670/
Disneau670/
Dingher670/
Dingiss670/

Dinga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dinga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻨﻜﻪjnkh-
Dinga in the Bengali language
দিঙ্গাdinga75
দিংগাdinga25
Dinga in the Marathi language
डींगाdinga60
िंडगराindagara20
डीगाdiga20
Dinga in the Oriya language
ଡିdi52.38
ଡିାdia28.57
ଦିାdia9.52
ଦିଗାଲdigala4.76
ଡିଂଗାdinga4.76
Dinga in the Hindi language
डिंगाdinga45.45
दींगाdinga27.27
दिंगाdinga9.09
डींगाdinga9.09
डिंगdinga9.09
Dinga in the Russian language
Дингаdinga-

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