Dipheko Surname

228,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Dipheko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dipheko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4001:38,6984,982
Botswana3751:5,832940

Dipheko (132) may also be a first name.

Dipheko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dipheko is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dipheko? popularity and diffusion

Dipheko is the 228,343rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,105,660 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dipheko are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 807,735th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 132 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,400 people, or 1 in 38,698. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 73 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 7 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 21 percent are found.

Dipheko Last Name Statistics demography

Dipheko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.02% less than the national average, earning R 85,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diphekou931/
Dipeko9211/
Diphoko865,354/
Diphako867/
Depheko863/
Deipeko861/
Dipehko861/
Dipeshko801/
Dipoko771,451/
Dipeco7715/
Dipiko778/
Dipeka771/
Dipocko7183/
Dipeeka7127/
Diphoka712/
Diphaco711/
Dephoko711/
Defieko711/
Depeshko6753/

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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 Dipheko
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