Diakate Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Diakate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diakate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal1031:141,5471,226
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Diakaté (21) are calculated separately.

Diakate Last Name Facts

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

Diakate (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻜﺘﺘﻰ) occurs in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Diakaté. For other potential spellings of Diakate click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diakate? popularity and diffusion

Diakate is the 1,573,888th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Diakate reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

It is most numerous in Senegal, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 141,547. In Senegal it is most common in: Dakar Region, where 33 percent live, Matam Region, where 13 percent live and Thiès Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Senegal Diakate exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 9 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Diakate Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diakate in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻜﺘﺘﻰjktty14.29
ﺟﺎﺧﺘﻰjakhty14.29
ﺟﺨﺘﻰjkhty14.29
ﺟﺎﻛﻴﺘﻰjakyty14.29
ﺟﺎﻛﺘﻲjakty14.29
ﺩﻳﺎﻛﻴﺘﻰdyakyty14.29
ﺟﺎﺧﻴﺘﻰjakhyty14.29

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Diakate
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