Diawo Surname

55,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Diawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal7,1181:2,048181
Mauritania1,5201:2,694332
Mali3231:52,5361,331
Liberia431:102,5248,134
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Burkina Faso161:1,147,00610,865
Guinea71:1,690,5451,750
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

The last name Diawo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻭﻭ) is found in Senegal more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,837th most frequent surname internationally 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. It is also the 556,659th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 256 people.

The last name is most numerous in Senegal, where it is held by 7,118 people, or 1 in 2,048. In Senegal it is most common in: Kaolack Region, where 36 percent are found, Kaffrine Region, where 22 percent are found and Tambacounda Region, where 15 percent are found. Other than Senegal Diawo exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 17 percent are found and Mali, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diawuo911,854/
Diawou912/
Diawos911/
Diawoh911/
Djiawou832/
Diawouh831/
Diabo808,110/
Diawa801,537/
Diowo80553/
Diavo80128/
Djawo8071/
Diauo809/
Diabou73308/
Dihawa73102/
Djawou7321/
Dijawa7318/
Diowho7311/
Diavou739/
Diawwa738/
Djawoi735/
Diohwo733/
Diaboo732/
Diawah732/
Djiowo732/
Dayowo731/
Dhyawo731/
Diabuo731/
Ddiowo731/
Diaboi731/
Diaswa731/
Diawaa731/
Diawaz731/
Diavoi731/
Tdiabo731/
Diahbo731/
Daiyabo676/
Daiyawa676/
Djiowou673/
Diaouwa672/
Dayiabo671/
Diahabo671/
Djahawo671/
Djiowop671/
Djiawga671/
Djiavou671/

Diawo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diawo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻭﻭjaww57.64
ﺟﺎﻭjaw38.04
ﺟﺎﻭﺍjawa1.15
ﺟﺎﻭﻯjawy0.86
ﺟﺎﻭﻩjawh0.58
ﺩﻳﺎﻭﻭdyaww0.58
ﺩﺍﻭﻭdaww0.29

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Diawo
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