Diaka Surname
Approximately 1,064 people bear this surname
Diaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Nigeria | 250 | 1:708,571 | 32,605 |
| DR Congo | 246 | 1:300,323 | 27,390 |
| Ivory Coast | 85 | 1:271,426 | 10,543 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Diaka (7,549) may also be a first name.
Diaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Diaka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﺎﻛﺎ, Oriya: ଡିଆକା) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Diaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 344,343rd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,849,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Diaka reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 73,893rd most widely held first name in the world, held by 7,549 people.
This last name is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Barring Ghana this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Diaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡିଆକା | di'aka | - |
| Diaka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻳﺎﻛﺎ | dyaka | 33.33 |
| ﺟﺎﻛﻪ | jakh | 33.33 |
| ﺟﺎﻛﺎ | jaka | 33.33 |
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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
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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 Diaka
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