Diarra Surname
Approximately 984,945 people bear this surname
Diarra Surname User-submission:
Diarra is a West African surname which can be found mostly in Mali, but also Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea and Sénégal. It means 'lion' in the Bambara language.
Diarra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 863,989 | 1:20 | 3 |
| Ivory Coast | 47,768 | 1:483 | 57 |
| Burkina Faso | 28,452 | 1:645 | 87 |
| Senegal | 22,637 | 1:644 | 95 |
| Mauritania | 9,240 | 1:443 | 58 |
| Guinea | 3,271 | 1:3,618 | 192 |
| Spain | 2,332 | 1:20,048 | 2,206 |
| France | 1,535 | 1:43,272 | 5,457 |
| Morocco | 1,159 | 1:29,746 | 4,740 |
| Ghana | 1,039 | 1:26,006 | 3,108 |
| Chad | 963 | 1:14,114 | 1,774 |
| United States | 557 | 1:650,734 | 52,170 |
| Gabon | 455 | 1:4,152 | 740 |
| Congo | 350 | 1:14,255 | 1,782 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Canada | 162 | 1:227,442 | 21,827 |
| Niger | 151 | 1:127,099 | 4,889 |
| Belgium | 85 | 1:135,255 | 19,444 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Benin | 35 | 1:295,303 | 24,440 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Tunisia | 14 | 1:43,616 | 6,025 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1:432,005 | 185 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
Diarra (46,345) may also be a first name.
Diarra Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Diarra is a West African surname which can be found mostly in Mali, but also Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea and Sénégal. It means 'lion' in the Bambara language.
- bamadaThis is the transcribed version of the word jara, meaning 'lion' in the Bambara language.
- alilvlbeeDiarra (Diarrah) is a noble West African surname, which means 'lion' in the Bambara language.
- alilvlbeeDiarra Demographics
Average Male Diarra Height
177.07 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Diarra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diarra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Diarra (Arabic: ديارا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺭﺍ, Russian: Диарра) occurs more in Mali more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Diarra? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 548th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,399 people. The last name Diarra is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Diarra live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 19,703rd most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 46,345 people.
The last name Diarra is most widespread in Mali, where it is held by 863,989 people, or 1 in 20. Besides Mali this surname is found in 86 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 3 percent live.
Diarra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Diarra surname are 42.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.45% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Diarra earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $36,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.42% less than the national average, earning $40,034 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Diarra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diarra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﺭﺍ | jara | 93.09 |
| ﺟﺎﺭ | jar | 2.18 |
| ﺩﻳﺎﺭﺍ | dyara | 0.89 |
| ﺍﺩﻳﺎﺭﺍ | adyara | 0.62 |
| ﺟﺎﺭﻩ | jarh | 0.49 |
| ﺟﻴﺎﺭﺍ | jyara | 0.45 |
| ﺟﺎﺭﻯ | jary | 0.31 |
| ﺍﺟﺮﺍ | ajra | 0.18 |
| ﺍﺟﺮﺍﻩ | ajrah | 0.09 |
| ﺍﺟﻴﺎﺭﺍ | ajyara | 0.09 |
| ﺟﺎﺭﻱ | jary | 0.09 |
| ﺍﺟﺎﺭﺍ | ajara | 0.09 |
| ﺃﺩﻳﺎﺭﺍ | adyara | 0.04 |
| ﺩﻳﺎﺭ | dyar | 0.04 |
| ﺍﺩﻳﺎﺭ | adyar | 0.04 |
| ﺩﺟﺎﺭﺍ | djara | 0.04 |
| ﺟﻴﺮﺍ | jyra | 0.04 |
| ﺍﺟﻴﺎﺭ | ajyar | 0.04 |
| ﺩﻳﺎﻥ | dyan | 0.04 |
| ﺍﺩﻳﺎﺭﻱ | adyary | 0.04 |
| ﺍﺟﺮﻯ | ajry | 0.04 |
| Diarra in the Russian language | ||
| Диарра | diarra | - |
| Diarra in the Arabic language | ||
| ديارا | dyara | - |
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