Diaby Surname

3,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guinea
Highest density in:
Guinea

Diaby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diaby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guinea61,3181:19333
Mali55,5641:30552
Ivory Coast36,3321:63568
Senegal16,8821:864109
France4,4301:14,9941,570
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
Spain9651:48,4484,556
Burkina Faso7821:23,4681,513
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
United States4841:748,88258,523
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Mauritania3131:13,0831,260
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Belgium1051:109,49216,366
Canada811:454,88439,362
England681:819,38343,863
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Congo151:332,6069,246
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
Benin121:861,30044,192
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
Scotland101:535,38220,332
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
China81:170,915,1968,932
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Gambia41:480,863548
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Macau11:601,6301,582

Diaby (8,728) may also be a first name.

Diaby Last Name Facts

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

Diaby (Arabic: ديابي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺑﻲ) occurs more in Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Diaby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diaby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,104th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 40,047 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Diaby live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Mande Africa. Diaby is also the 67,085th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 8,728 people.

The last name is most widely held in Guinea, where it is carried by 61,318 people, or 1 in 193. In Guinea it is mostly found in: Boké Region, where 23 percent live, Conakry Region, where 20 percent live and Kindia Region, where 19 percent live. Outside of Guinea this surname is found in 72 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 31 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent live.

Diaby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Diaby are 18.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.13% registered with the party.

The amount Diaby earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning R 243,396 per year; in United States they earn 31.05% less than the national average, earning $29,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.82% less than the national average, earning $36,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djiaby915/
Diabay913/
Diahby912/
Tdiaby911/
Diabey911/
Dieaby911/
Diasby910/
Diahaby83151/
Diabaya831/
Diaba8010,574/
Diabi805,772/
Diabe801,004/
Djaby80318/
Diabé8013/
Dyaby802/
Diavy802/
Dioby801/
Dhiabi73141/
Deabay7376/
Diabeh7346/
Diabie7336/
Dihaba7334/
Djiabi7332/
Diaboa7330/
Diaway7329/
Diabio7322/
Djiabe7315/
Diabet7313/
Djabey7310/
Djiaba7310/
Diaber735/
Dihabi735/
Diabes734/
Diabei732/
Dijabi732/
Diaboi731/
Diabai731/
Diabee731/
Dehaby731/
Diabid731/
Diabed731/
Dyaboy731/
Diobay731/
Dhiabe731/
Diabaa731/
Daiyaba6769/
Dehabey6725/
Diahabi6714/
Djiabie6712/
Djiabeu6711/
Dehayby676/
Djabaya673/
Dehaiby673/
Dhiabai671/
Djabouy671/
Djabahy671/
Djasbay671/
Diamphy671/
Dayiaba671/
Diampoy671/
Diabeah671/
Diaweye671/
Diahabe671/
Diehaba671/

Diaby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diaby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﺑﻲjaby91.53
ﺟﺎﺑﻰjaby5.93
ﺟﻴﺎﺑﻲjyaby1.69
ﺍﺩﻳﺎﺑﻰadyaby0.85
Diaby in the Arabic language
ديابيdyaby-

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