Diakitè Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Diakitè Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diakitè Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Diakite (487,704), Diakité (17,067), Dîakite (1) & Diàkité (1) are calculated separately.

Diakitè Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diakitè occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Diakite, Diakité, Dîakite or Diàkité. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diakitè? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Diakitè live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Diakitè is most common in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 25 percent live, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 25 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 25 percent live. Outside of Mauritania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 25 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 13 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Diakitè
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