Diakité Surname

31,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Diakité Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diakité Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali10,9711:1,547153
Mauritania2,8651:1,429179
Guinea2,8251:4,189213
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
France891:746,32392,306
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

The alternate forms: Diakite (487,704), Diakitè (8), Diàkité (1) & Dîakite (1) are calculated separately.

Diakité (230) may also be a first name.

Diakité Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Diakité? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 31,288th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 426,996 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Diakité reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 591,855th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 230 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Mali, where it is held by 10,971 people, or 1 in 1,547. Without taking into account Mali it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 17 percent live and Guinea, where 17 percent live.

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Footnotes

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