Dishon Surname
Approximately 4,553 people bear this surname
Dishon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,601 | 1:33,068 | 3,885 |
| United States | 1,349 | 1:268,687 | 25,260 |
| Nigeria | 761 | 1:232,776 | 13,588 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Kenya | 320 | 1:144,312 | 11,601 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| Israel | 55 | 1:155,593 | 16,202 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 1:3,087,648 | 114,684 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 162 | 1:309,992 | 24,444 |
Dishon (5,675) may also be a first name.
Dishon Demographics
Dishon Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Dishon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dishon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dishon (Hindi: दिशोन, Marathi: िदशोन) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dishon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dishon is the 103,313th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,600,603 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Dishon are found; 42 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Dishon is also the 88,780th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 5,675 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,601 people, or 1 in 33,068. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 45 percent live, Kagera Region, where 28 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 7 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Dishon exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Dishon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dishon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dishon last name expanded 833 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dishon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Dishon surname are 22.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.59% being registered with the political party.
The amount Dishon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.5% less than the national average, earning R 89,124 per year; in United States they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $43,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.05% less than the national average, earning $45,187 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dishon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dishon in the Hindi language | ||
| दिशोन | disona | - |
| Dishon in the Marathi language | ||
| िदशोन | idasona | - |
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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 Dishon
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