Diahou Surname
Approximately 673 people bear this surname
Diahou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 590 | 1:39,104 | 2,555 |
| Congo | 58 | 1:86,019 | 7,322 |
| Senegal | 16 | 1:911,209 | 3,010 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
Diahou (247) may also be a first name.
Diahou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diahou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Diahou is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Diahou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diahou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 491,715th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 10,828,449 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Diahou reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Diahou is also the 567,531st most widespread forename in the world. It is borne by 247 people.
The surname is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 590 people, or 1 in 39,104. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly found in: Lagunes District, where 63 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 15 percent live and Montagnes District, where 9 percent live. Apart from The Ivory Coast Diahou is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 9 percent live and Senegal, where 2 percent live.
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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 Diahou
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