Dianessy Surname

496,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Dianessy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dianessy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali6451:26,309898
Senegal161:911,2093,010
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380

The alternate forms: Dianéssy (1) are calculated separately.

Dianessy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dianessy occurs most in Mali. It can also be found as a variant: Dianéssy. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dianessy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 496,702nd most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,975,220 people. The last name Dianessy is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dianessy are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Mande Africa.

It is most prevalent in Mali, where it is borne by 645 people, or 1 in 26,309. Aside from Mali this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 2 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dianéssy961/
Dianesy9310/
Dianessi8882/
Dianissy8817/
Djanessy881/
Diannissy822/
Dianese80319/
Dianasy8038/
Dianesa801/
Deanessi759/
Dionessa752/
Dionissy751/
Dionesse751/
Dionessio711/
Dionese67273/
Dionesa67109/
Dianase6715/
Dianisa6715/
Dianezi6713/
Dyanesi6712/
Dianece677/
Dionisy675/
Dianasi671/
Dijeunesse671/
Dianise671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dianessy
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