Dinka Surname
Approximately 8,519 people bear this surname
Dinka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 7,083 | 1:13,772 | 1,955 |
| DR Congo | 301 | 1:245,447 | 23,516 |
| Slovakia | 191 | 1:27,940 | 4,800 |
| Hungary | 186 | 1:52,776 | 5,593 |
| United States | 137 | 1:2,645,686 | 159,417 |
| Nigeria | 132 | 1:1,341,991 | 52,761 |
| Niger | 82 | 1:234,049 | 7,581 |
| Cameroon | 67 | 1:309,986 | 28,740 |
| Russia | 64 | 1:2,251,923 | 134,938 |
| Kazakhstan | 43 | 1:411,221 | 31,868 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Czechia | 19 | 1:559,656 | 56,138 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Albania | 14 | 1:208,147 | 13,618 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Latvia | 9 | 1:227,783 | 22,848 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Dinka (57,701) may also be a first name.
Dinka Demographics
Average Dinka Salary in
United States
$48,507 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Dinka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dinka in the Hindi language | ||
| दिनका | dinaka | 69.44 |
| डिंका | dinka | 13.89 |
| डिन्का | dinka | 5.56 |
| दीनका | dinaka | 5.56 |
| दिंका | dinka | 2.78 |
| दिन्का | dinka | 2.78 |
| Dinka in the Russian language | ||
| Динька | dinka | - |
| Dinka in the Arabic language | ||
| دينكا | dynka | - |
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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 Dinka
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