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
Diahou occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diahou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 491,715th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,828,449 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Diahou reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 567,531st most common given name globally It is held by 247 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 590 people, or 1 in 39,104. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Lagunes District, where 63 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 15 percent are found and Montagnes District, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The Ivory Coast Diahou exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 9 percent are found and Senegal, where 2 percent are found.
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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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