Dishoni Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dishoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dishoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Tanzania971:545,79034,985
Zimbabwe491:315,06631,156
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Dishoni (197) may also be a first name.

Dishoni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dishoni is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dishoni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 786,896th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dishoni reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 646,152nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 197 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Aside from Malawi Dishoni occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 27 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside.

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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 Dishoni
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