Diame Surname
Approximately 12,192 people bear this surname
Diame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 10,987 | 1:1,327 | 145 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Spain | 165 | 1:283,346 | 17,390 |
| France | 139 | 1:477,861 | 67,615 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Philippines | 101 | 1:1,002,359 | 86,102 |
| Mauritania | 49 | 1:83,569 | 5,424 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
The alternate forms: Diamé (20) are calculated separately.
Diame (3,546) may also be a first name.
Diame Demographics
Average Diame Salary in
United States
$33,344 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 more commonly found in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Diamé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diame? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 42,713th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 597,732 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Diame live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 119,015th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 3,546 people.
The last name is most frequent in Senegal, where it is carried by 10,987 people, or 1 in 1,327. In Senegal it is mostly found in: Fatick Region, where 38 percent reside, Dakar Region, where 24 percent reside and Ziguinchor Region, where 9 percent reside. Not including Senegal it exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 4 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.
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
Diame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻡ | jam | 44.44 |
| ﺟﺎﻣﻪ | jamh | 13.89 |
| ﺟﺎﻣﻰ | jamy | 8.33 |
| ﺟﻢ | jm | 5.56 |
| ﺟﺎﻣﻲ | jamy | 5.56 |
| ﺃﺟﻢ | ajm | 2.78 |
| ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻡ | anjam | 2.78 |
| ﺍﺩﻳﺎﻣﻲ | adyamy | 2.78 |
| ﺟﻴﺎﻡ | jyam | 2.78 |
| ﺟﺎﻣﻨﻲ | jamny | 2.78 |
| ﺍﺩﻳﺎﻡ | adyam | 2.78 |
| ﺍﺟﻢ | ajm | 2.78 |
| ﺍﻧﺪﺍﻣﻪ | andamh | 2.78 |
| Diame in the Arabic language | ||
| ديامي | dyamy | - |
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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 Diame
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