Diagana Surname

96,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Diagana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diagana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania2,7601:1,484190
Mali1,0331:16,427669
Senegal8691:16,777480
France971:684,77087,242
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Ivory Coast471:490,87715,694
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
Congo51:997,81917,129
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Diagana (29) may also be a first name.

Diagana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diagana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻛﺎﻧﺎ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diagana? popularity and diffusion

Diagana is the 96,229th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,474,018 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Diagana reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name globally, borne by 29 people.

The last name is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is borne by 2,760 people, or 1 in 1,484. In Mauritania Diagana is mostly concentrated in: Gorgol Region, where 39 percent live, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 31 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 16 percent live. Apart from Mauritania this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 21 percent live and Senegal, where 18 percent live.

Diagana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Diagana surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Diagana earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.27% less than the national average, earning $32,246 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.29% less than the national average, earning $33,639 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Diagana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diagana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻛﺎﻧﺎjakana55.56
ﺟﺎﻛﻨﺎjakna15.47
ﺟﻜﻨﺎjkna13.21
ﺟﻜﺎﻧﺎjkana8.71
ﺍﺩﻳﺎﻛﺎﻧﺎadyakana0.9
ﺩﻳﺎﻛﺎﻧﺎdyakana0.9
ﺟﺎﻛﺎﻥjakan0.9
ﺟﻴﺎﻛﺎﻧﺎjyakana0.75
ﺍﺩﻳﺎﻛﻨﺎadyakna0.6
ﺍﺟﻴﺎﻛﺎﻧﺎajyakana0.6
ﺃﺟﻴﺎﻛﻨﺎajyakna0.15
ﺟﻴﻜﺎﻧﺎjykana0.15
ﺟﻜﺎﻧﺔjkant0.15
ﺩﻳﺎﻛﻨﺎdyakna0.15
ﺟﻴﺎﻛﺎﻥjyakan0.15
ﺃﺩﻳﺎﻛﻨﺎadyakna0.15
ﺩﻛﺎﻧﻪdkanh0.15
ﺟﺎﻛﺎﺗﺎjakata0.15

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Footnotes

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