Diame Surname

42,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Diame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal10,9871:1,327145
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Spain1651:283,34617,390
France1391:477,86167,615
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Philippines1011:1,002,35986,102
Mauritania491:83,5695,424
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Gambia41:480,863548
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

The alternate forms: Diamé (20) are calculated separately.

Diame (3,546) may also be a first name.

Diame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diame (Arabic: ديامي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻡ) is carried by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Diamé. For other possible spellings of Diame click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diame? popularity and diffusion

The surname Diame is the 42,713th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 597,732 people. Diame occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Diame are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Diame is also the 119,015th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 3,546 people.

Diame is most common in Senegal, where it is held by 10,987 people, or 1 in 1,327. In Senegal it is mostly concentrated in: Fatick Region, where 38 percent live, Dakar Region, where 24 percent live and Ziguinchor Region, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Senegal Diame is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 4 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Diame Last Name Statistics demography

Diame earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $33,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diamé9320/
Diameh91702/
Diamez9111/
Diamme9110/
Diames917/
Diamet914/
Djiame913/
Diamer913/
Diamed911/
Diamey911/
Diamie911/
Diam892,323/
Dijames8347/
Diahame8322/
Diaoume8310/
Djiamey831/
Djiamme831/
Daiyame831/
Dihamhe831/
Dejiame831/
Diome8013,806/
Diama803,516/
Djame803,167/
Diami80135/
Diamy8083/
Diham8066/
Deame8057/
Dijam8033/
Dhiam805/
Dyame804/
Djiam802/
Dieam802/
Diamm801/
Dajome731,350/
Diaham731,052/
Djamed73979/
Djameh73633/
Dagiam73301/
Dehame73298/
Djamer73191/
Diamoy73111/
Diamai7368/
Diomei7367/
Diatmi7348/
Djamei7343/
Djaime7340/
Diamoi7327/
Diasmi7323/
Djamme7322/
Djamie7321/
Diomed7318/
Daiyam7317/
Djames7315/
Diamay7315/
Dijami7315/
Dugiam7314/
Djiama7311/
Djamet739/
Diomes737/
Deamee736/
Djiami736/
Dieama736/
Deameh735/
Dihama734/
Djamea734/
Djamey734/
Dhiama734/
Deiyam733/
Diamis733/
Diomme732/
Diamio732/
Dhyame732/
Djeame732/
Djasme732/
Diomez732/
Daaiam732/
Diomer731/
Dieham731/
Diomey731/
Djiome731/
Deamea731/
Djamje731/
Dayome731/
Diayma731/
Dihami731/
Dijama731/
Diamma731/
Diamoa731/
Dayiam731/
Djeime731/
Djamee731/
Deoime730/
Diom674,925/
Djam674,638/
Deam671,243/
Dyam67913/
Dehamer67206/
Doiyama6719/
Dehamme6711/
Dhoieam677/
Daiyama676/
D'James676/
Deiyama675/
Diamova673/
Diammit672/
Dijamma672/
Diomedd671/
Djeimme671/
Dhaiyam671/
Daiyami671/
Dehamed671/
Dijiami671/
Dogiami671/
Djameha671/
Djamess671/
Dayomeh671/
Dihamma671/
Duheame671/
Dihaimi671/
Dyajmee671/
Djamher671/
Diamaid670/
Dehames670/
Dyamett670/

Diame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻡjam44.44
ﺟﺎﻣﻪjamh13.89
ﺟﺎﻣﻰjamy8.33
ﺟﻢjm5.56
ﺟﺎﻣﻲjamy5.56
ﺃﺟﻢajm2.78
ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡanjam2.78
ﺍﺩﻳﺎﻣﻲadyamy2.78
ﺟﻴﺎﻡjyam2.78
ﺟﺎﻣﻨﻲjamny2.78
ﺍﺩﻳﺎﻡadyam2.78
ﺍﺟﻢajm2.78
ﺍﻧﺪﺍﻣﻪandamh2.78
Diame in the Arabic language
دياميdyamy-

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