Diawni Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Diawni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Diawni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diawni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Diawni (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻭﻧﻲ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diawni? popularity and diffusion
Diawni is the 6,063,924th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Diawni reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Diawni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diawni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻭﻧﻲ | jawny | - |
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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 Diawni
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