Diegne Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Diegne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Diegne (32) may also be a first name.
Diegne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diegne Come From? nationality or country of origin
Diegne (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﻦ) occurs in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Diegne click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diegne? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Diegne live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Diegne is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.
The last name is most widely held in Senegal, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 4,859,781. In Senegal Diegne is most prevalent in: Dakar Region, where 33 percent live, Saint Louis Region, where 33 percent live and Thiès Region, where 33 percent live. Other than Senegal this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Diegne Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diegne in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻴﻦ | jyn | - |
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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 Diegne
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