Diediou Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Diediou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diediou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal231:633,8842,452
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Diediou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diediou is borne by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diediou? popularity and diffusion

Diediou is the 3,957,383rd most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Diediou reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Senegal, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 633,884. In Senegal Diediou is most frequent in: Ziguinchor Region, where 61 percent live, Fatick Region, where 13 percent live and Saint Louis Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Senegal this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Diediou
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