Diawra Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Diawra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diawra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
France11:66,422,722504,397

Diawra Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Diawra Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Diawra (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻭﺭﺍ) is most common in Mauritania. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diawra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Diawra live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 314,989. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Guidimagha Region, where 69 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 8 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 8 percent are found. Barring Mauritania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in France, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diawera9216/
Diawrra921/
Djiawra921/
Diabra8324/
Djawra831/
Diavera776/
Deawrah772/
Djiabra771/
Daiowraj719/
Diawhere711/
Diabri672,338/
Diabre67416/
Diabro6736/
Diabry6731/
Djawro6716/
Djawre673/
Deowra673/
Diavry671/
Djowra671/
Deavra671/
Djawry671/
Djawri671/

Diawra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diawra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻭﺭﺍjawra42.86
ﺟﺎﻭﺭﻯjawry14.29
ﺟﺎﻭﺭﻩjawrh14.29
ﺟﺎﻭﺭjawr14.29
ﺟﻮﺍﺭﺍjwara14.29

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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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  • 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 Diawra
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