Dinka Surname

59,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Dinka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dinka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia7,0831:13,7721,955
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
Slovakia1911:27,9404,800
Hungary1861:52,7765,593
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Nigeria1321:1,341,99152,761
Niger821:234,0497,581
Cameroon671:309,98628,740
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Kazakhstan431:411,22131,868
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Israel171:503,39037,521
India151:51,137,692512,385
Albania141:208,14713,618
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Latvia91:227,78322,848
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England61:9,286,343223,652
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Dinka (57,701) may also be a first name.

Dinka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dinka (Arabic: دينكا, Hindi: दिनका, Russian: Динька) is found most in Ethiopia. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dinka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dinka is the 59,253rd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 855,446 people. Dinka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Dinka are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 16,372nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 57,701 people.

The last name Dinka is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 7,083 people, or 1 in 13,772. Apart from Ethiopia this last name is found in 52 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Slovakia, where 2 percent are found.

Dinka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dinka surname is principally Christian (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dinka last name are 33.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Dinka earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.42% more than the national average, earning $48,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $53,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dinkha91472/
Dingka9152/
Dinkaa9118/
Dinkah9111/
Dinkay918/
Dhinka915/
Dinkai912/
Dienka911/
Dinkaj911/
Dinkaz911/
Dionka910/
Dnka891/
Dingkaa8334/
Dinkhah8333/
Dinkatt839/
Dingkau838/
Dinkaah838/
Dingkay836/
Dionkha832/
Dienkha831/
Dinkhat831/
Dingkai831/
Dinkeas830/
Dinca8020,830/
Dinke8013,262/
Dinko802,115/
Denka801,990/
Dynka80669/
Dinki80220/
Dinkó808/
Dýnka805/
Dnkha804/
Dinky803/
Dinqa803/
Dhnka801/
Dingkaya772/
Dinckaya771/
Dingkaha771/
Dingkhaa771/
Dienkhah771/
Dingka'a771/
Dinkie734,835/
Denkha733,859/
D'Inca731,410/
Dincau73239/
Denkai7392/
Dincea7390/
Dengka7384/
Dienko7369/
Dinkey7341/
Dingko7339/
Dincki7325/
Dinkit7323/
Dingca7315/
Dionko7314/
Dönkay7314/
Dingke7312/
Denkah7310/
Dinkoz739/
Deunka739/
Dincay735/
Dyonka735/
Denkaa735/
Dinket734/
Denkay734/
Dinkoh733/
Dynkha732/
Dinkuj732/
Dionca732/
Dionke732/
Dinkou732/
Dencka732/
Dingki732/
Dienké731/
Dinkeh731/
Deenka731/
Daenka731/
Dynkas731/
Denkoa731/
Dinkei731/
Dinkoo731/
Dincky731/
Dinkoy731/
Dinkho731/
Dincke730/
Dinkee730/
D'Incau67529/
Dingkop6749/
Denkash6737/
Dingcai6727/
Dengkay6721/
Dengkai676/
Dingkih676/
Dnke675/
Dingket674/
Dinkish673/
Denkaat673/
Dingkis672/
Dionkou672/
Dnko672/
Denkach672/
Denkacz672/
Dnqa672/
Dynkach672/
Dinkheh671/
Denkhau671/
Dinnkei671/
Denkhah671/
Dingkui671/
Dienkeu671/
Dhenkah671/
Daenkai671/
Dengkea670/

Dinka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dinka in the Hindi language
दिनकाdinaka69.44
डिंकाdinka13.89
डिन्काdinka5.56
दीनकाdinaka5.56
दिंकाdinka2.78
दिन्काdinka2.78
Dinka in the Russian language
Динькаdinka-
Dinka in the Arabic language
دينكاdynka-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dinka
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