Diaw Surname
Approximately 107,127 people bear this surname
Diaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 91,915 | 1:159 | 35 |
| Mauritania | 7,641 | 1:536 | 73 |
| Mali | 4,453 | 1:3,811 | 279 |
| France | 1,121 | 1:59,253 | 7,957 |
| Spain | 740 | 1:63,178 | 5,713 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| United States | 227 | 1:1,596,735 | 107,304 |
| Philippines | 92 | 1:1,100,415 | 90,271 |
| Ivory Coast | 74 | 1:311,773 | 11,581 |
| Brazil | 66 | 1:3,243,550 | 93,057 |
| Guinea | 55 | 1:215,160 | 1,006 |
| Italy | 49 | 1:1,248,096 | 75,884 |
| Malaysia | 38 | 1:776,164 | 36,096 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Diaw (2,307) may also be a first name.
Diaw Demographics
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Diaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Diaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻭ) is found most in Senegal. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diaw? popularity and diffusion
Diaw is the 5,286th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 68,027 people. The last name Diaw occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Diaw are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 155,089th most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 2,307 people.
It is most commonly used in Senegal, where it is held by 91,915 people, or 1 in 159. In Senegal it is mostly found in: Dakar Region, where 24 percent reside, Diourbel Region, where 17 percent reside and Saint Louis Region, where 11 percent reside. Besides Senegal this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 7 percent reside and Mali, where 4 percent reside.
Diaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Diaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Diaw surname increased 7,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Diaw Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Diaw surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.63% being registered with the political party.
The amount Diaw earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.94% less than the national average, earning R 28,656 per year; in United States they earn 28.09% less than the national average, earning $31,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.27% less than the national average, earning $37,129 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diawe | 89 | 331 | / |
| Djiaw | 89 | 24 | / |
| Diasw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Diawf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dioaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dihaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Djiawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Diab | 75 | 276,824 | / |
| Diaf | 75 | 25,898 | / |
| Diav | 75 | 255 | / |
| Djaw | 75 | 73 | / |
| Diow | 75 | 27 | / |
| Dyaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Daiyawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dayow | 67 | 2,219 | / |
| Dhiab | 67 | 735 | / |
| Djawe | 67 | 477 | / |
| Diaab | 67 | 172 | / |
| Dhiaf | 67 | 138 | / |
| Dijow | 67 | 118 | / |
| Dhyaw | 67 | 94 | / |
| Diowe | 67 | 62 | / |
| Djauw | 67 | 51 | / |
| Diafe | 67 | 46 | / |
| Dijab | 67 | 17 | / |
| Dehaw | 67 | 13 | / |
| Diayb | 67 | 8 | / |
| Diaff | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dyawe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Diavd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dihow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Diajb | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Jaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diaaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dihab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diojw | 67 | 1 | / |
Diaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻭ | jaw | 66.14 |
| ﺟﻮ | jw | 29.62 |
| ﺍﺩﻳﺎﻭ | adyaw | 0.96 |
| ﺩﻳﺎﻭ | dyaw | 0.68 |
| ﺟﻴﺎﻭ | jyaw | 0.57 |
| ﺍﺟﺎﻭ | ajaw | 0.45 |
| ﺟﻴﻮ | jyw | 0.4 |
| ﺟﺎﻭﻭ | jaww | 0.23 |
| ﺟﻮﻭ | jww | 0.11 |
| ﺟﺎﻭﻩ | jawh | 0.11 |
| ﺍﺟﻴﺎﻭ | ajyaw | 0.11 |
| ﺟﺎﻭﺍ | jawa | 0.11 |
| ﺩﺍﻭ | daw | 0.11 |
| ﺃﺟﻴﺎﻭ | ajyaw | 0.06 |
| ﺍﺟﻴﻮ | ajyw | 0.06 |
| ﺃﺩﻳﺎﻭ | adyaw | 0.06 |
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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 Diaw
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