Dinku Surname

16,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Dinku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dinku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia33,8061:2,885499
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Botswana2701:8,1001,415
South Africa2221:244,04424,925
United States451:8,054,643356,745
India181:42,614,743461,117
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Dinku (33,234) may also be a first name.

Dinku Last Name Facts

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

Dinku (Hindi: डिंकू, Marathi: िदनकु, Russian: Динку) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dinku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 16,041st most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 209,635 people. The last name Dinku is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dinku reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 25,732nd most common forename worldwide It is held by 33,234 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 33,806 people, or 1 in 2,885. Apart from Ethiopia this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Dinku Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dinku earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 20.19% less than the national average, earning 276,208 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.25% less than the national average, earning R 199,020 per year; in United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.62% less than the national average, earning $36,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dingku9190/
Dinkut9135/
Dinkhu915/
Dinkou912/
Dinkuj912/
Dhinku911/
Dinkuz911/
Dnku891/
Dingkus8317/
Dingkut8314/
Dingkhu839/
Dingkau838/
Dionkou832/
Dienkeu831/
Dingkui831/
Denku803,246/
Dincu80658/
Dinkó808/
Dionkeuh7717/
Dincau73239/
Dengku7360/
Denkeu731/
Dimkeu731/
Dincut731/
Dinkoo731/
D'Incau67529/
Denkhou675/
Dincuss672/
Deungku672/
Daengku671/
Dengkui671/
Denkhau671/
Dingcui671/
Denkhaus62396/
Denkhous621/
Gynku60160/
Dencu60123/
Denkó6010/
Dngcu602/
Dîncu601/
Dăncau5528/
Demkou556/
Dymkou551/
Dencus550/
D'Encau507/
Denncau501/
Demkouh501/

Dinku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dinku in the Marathi language
िदनकुidanaku50
िंडकुindaku41.67
िंडकूindaku8.33
Dinku in the Hindi language
डिंकूdinku27.59
दिनकूdinaku24.14
डिन्कूdinku24.14
डिंकुdinku10.34
दिन्कूdinku6.9
दिंकूdinku3.45
डींकूdinku3.45
Dinku in the Russian language
Динкуdinku-

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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
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  • 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 Dinku
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