Diamou Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Diamou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diamou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal261:560,7442,305
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268

Diamou (342) may also be a first name.

Diamou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diamou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻣﻮ) is more frequently found in Senegal than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Diamou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diamou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,020,555th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Diamou is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Diamou reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Diamou is also the 472,030th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 342 people.

The surname Diamou is most prevalent in Senegal, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 560,744. In Senegal it is most frequent in: Tambacounda Region, where 38 percent reside, Ziguinchor Region, where 38 percent reside and Dakar Region, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Senegal this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 23 percent reside and Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djiamou9220/
Diamo91266/
Diamu91117/
Dagiamou865/
Diamos831,697/
Djamou83327/
Diamoy83111/
Diamod8399/
Diamoe8344/
Djiamo8330/
Diamoi8327/
Diatmo8321/
Dihamu837/
Diamoh837/
Diamus837/
Dijamo836/
Diomou833/
Djiamu832/
Diamue832/
Diammo831/
Diamop831/
Tdiamu831/
Diamau831/
Diameo831/
Diamoa831/
Diamot831/
Diamoz831/
Djamous774,356/
Diamoye77525/
Djamouh77369/
Djiomou77297/
Djammou7758/
Djaimou7723/
Diamaio775/
Djamouz775/
Degiamo772/
Daiyamo772/
Diamoyo772/
Djeamou772/
Djamout772/
Dehamou771/
Djoimou771/
Djaumou771/
Djamgou771/
D'giamo771/
Diasmos771/
Diamayu771/
Diamuja771/
Djiamos771/
Diamuth771/
Diamaut770/
Diama733,516/
Djamo731,856/
Deamo73282/
Diomo7376/
Djamu7373/
Diomu7332/
Dyamo737/
Dyamu736/
Deamu731/
Djamouss71679/
Djahamou7141/
Degiaimo7125/
Dehamoud715/
Djahmout714/
Djiommou711/
Djamouth711/
Djahmous711/
Dayyamou711/
D'jamous711/
Dihoumou711/
Djamhouh711/
Djomou672,550/
Djiomo67312/
Diamat67228/
Diamad67214/
Diamas67136/
Dihomo6786/
Diamai6768/
Diatma6745/
Djasmo6743/
Diamah6738/
Dayomo6737/
Djamus6734/
Djammo6722/
Djamud6720/
Diamay6715/
Djaimo6714/
Djiama6711/
Djamau677/
Dijomo676/
Dieama676/
Dayomu674/
Dihama674/
Dhiama674/
Djaamu673/
Diasma673/
Diamaggio672/
Djamos672/
Djamoe672/
Diomos672/
Djamot672/
Diamiggio671/
Dgiama671/
Deaymo671/
Djaumo671/
Djeimo671/
Djamho671/
Djamuz671/
Dehamo671/
Diayma671/
Dijama671/
Diomgo671/
Diommo671/
Diomod671/
Diamma671/
Dhiomo671/
Diamey671/
Diamie671/
Djatmo671/

Diamou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diamou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻣﻮjamw-

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