Diao Surname

1,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Senegal

Diao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China413,5861:3,306179
Senegal71,2781:20543
Burkina Faso20,2371:907146
Mali5,8081:2,922232
Philippines1,7351:58,3519,811
Mauritania1,6581:2,470303
Taiwan1,3141:17,842265
Thailand8061:87,64112,126
Ivory Coast6721:34,3322,280
Spain6241:74,9236,568
Guinea5671:20,871457
United States4971:729,29457,260
Singapore3001:18,359752
Hong Kong2391:30,692530
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Canada1521:242,40523,093
France1261:527,16472,630
Indonesia1101:1,202,26584,863
Australia711:380,22131,281
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Suriname261:21,2544,689
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
England181:3,095,448105,421
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Diao (23,427) may also be a first name.

Diao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diao (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻭﻭ, Russian: Диао) is more commonly found in China than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Diao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,029th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 14,007 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Diao live; 80 percent live in East Asia and 80 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Diao is also the 33,594th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 23,427 people.

The last name is most common in China, where it is carried by 413,586 people, or 1 in 3,306. Outside of China it exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 14 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 4 percent are found.

Diao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Diao last name are 12.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Diao earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.63% less than the national average, earning R 43,656 per year; in United States they earn 30.74% more than the national average, earning $56,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.63% less than the national average, earning $45,395 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diaho892,162/
Diaou891,063/
Dihao8933/
Djiao8911/
Diauo899/
Dijao893/
Dioao893/
Ddiao892/
Diaoi891/
Diaoo891/
Diaos891/
Dieao891/
Diahou80673/
Diaoua80227/
Diaouo8014/
Dagiao803/
Dajiao802/
Daiyao802/
Diagio801/
Diahos801/
Diahao801/
Djiaho801/
Diahoi801/
Doiyao801/
Djao751,884/
Deao75168/
Dioa7523/
Dioo7513/
Dyao755/
Diahoua73283/
Djiahou7328/
Dijaous7313/
Dajiaou736/
Dagiaou732/
Diahouo732/
Djiahgo731/
Diajgou731/
Diaoaia731/
Djaho673,233/
Ddioo671,044/
Djaou671,035/
Dioha67203/
Dioos6793/
Dja'o6766/
Djauo6739/
Dioho6730/
Dehao6723/
Djaao6715/
Diahouas6710/
Dioop677/
Dioah675/
Diahouad674/
Djaoh674/
Deaho673/
Dioas672/
Dioaz672/
Dgioa671/
Dioou671/
Djaot671/
Djeao671/
Ddioa671/
Dioaa671/
Dioat671/
Deaoy670/

Diao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diao in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻭﻭjaww53.99
ﺟﺎﻭjaw42.42
ﺍﺟﺎﻭajaw0.28
ﺩﻳﺎﻭdyaw0.28
ﺟﻴﺎﻭjyaw0.28
Diao in the Russian language
Диаоdiao-

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