Diawo Surname
Approximately 9,090 people bear this surname
Diawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 7,118 | 1:2,048 | 181 |
| Mauritania | 1,520 | 1:2,694 | 332 |
| Mali | 323 | 1:52,536 | 1,331 |
| Liberia | 43 | 1:102,524 | 8,134 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 1:1,147,006 | 10,865 |
| Guinea | 7 | 1:1,690,545 | 1,750 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Diawo (256) may also be a first name.
Diawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Diawo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻭﻭ) has its highest incidence in Senegal. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Diawo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 55,837th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 801,710 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Diawo reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Diawo is also the 556,659th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 256 people.
The surname Diawo is most widely held in Senegal, where it is held by 7,118 people, or 1 in 2,048. In Senegal it is primarily concentrated in: Kaolack Region, where 36 percent reside, Kaffrine Region, where 22 percent reside and Tambacounda Region, where 15 percent reside. Other than Senegal this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 17 percent reside and Mali, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diawuo | 91 | 1,854 | / |
| Diawou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Diawos | 91 | 1 | / |
| Diawoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Djiawou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Diawouh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Diabo | 80 | 8,110 | / |
| Diawa | 80 | 1,537 | / |
| Diowo | 80 | 553 | / |
| Diavo | 80 | 128 | / |
| Djawo | 80 | 71 | / |
| Diauo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Diabou | 73 | 308 | / |
| Dihawa | 73 | 102 | / |
| Djawou | 73 | 21 | / |
| Dijawa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Diowho | 73 | 11 | / |
| Diavou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Diawwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Djawoi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Diohwo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Diaboo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Diawah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Djiowo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dayowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhyawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Diabuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ddiowo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Diaboi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Diaswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Diawaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Diawaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Diavoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tdiabo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Diahbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daiyabo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Daiyawa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Djiowou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Diaouwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dayiabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diahabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djahawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djiowop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djiawga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djiavou | 67 | 1 | / |
Diawo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diawo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻭﻭ | jaww | 57.64 |
| ﺟﺎﻭ | jaw | 38.04 |
| ﺟﺎﻭﺍ | jawa | 1.15 |
| ﺟﺎﻭﻯ | jawy | 0.86 |
| ﺟﺎﻭﻩ | jawh | 0.58 |
| ﺩﻳﺎﻭﻭ | dyaww | 0.58 |
| ﺩﺍﻭﻭ | daww | 0.29 |
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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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- 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 Diawo
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