Dinkane Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Dinkane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dinkane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Dinkane (45) may also be a first name.

Dinkane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dinkane is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dinkane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Dinkane occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Dinkane reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dinkane is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 45 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 184,778. In Lesotho Dinkane is most prevalent in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 45 percent reside, Mokhotlong District, where 45 percent reside and Qacha's Nek District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dinkan921/
Dinkoyane881/
Dinkeyane881/
Dinkani861,229/
Dinkana8662/
Dinkhan8623/
Dinckan8616/
Dinkine863/
Denkane861/
Dhenkane8028/
Dinkeneh8018/
Dinkanha801/
Dincan77219/
Denkan775/
Dnkana771/
Dingkaung751/
Denkani71133/
Denkana7196/
D'Incan7130/
Denkcan7117/
Dinkona7112/
Denkkan7112/
Dinccan718/
Dienkon716/
Denkone711/
Dinkoni711/
Dinkoun711/
Dinkhaysen711/
Dinncan711/
Dhenkan711/
Duincan710/
Dienckhahn710/
Denkean710/
Daengkan6741/
Denkanna677/
Dncan673/
Dingquan673/
Deenkhan672/
Denkaten671/
Denkasem671/
Denkenhe671/
Dingcang671/
Denkkani671/
Dinkonha671/

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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
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  • 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 Dinkane
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