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) is found most frequently in Senegal. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Diegne click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diegne? popularity and diffusion
The surname Diegne is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Diegne are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 32 people.
This surname is most numerous in Senegal, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 4,859,781. In Senegal it is primarily found in: Dakar Region, where 33 percent reside, Saint Louis Region, where 33 percent reside and Thiès Region, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Senegal this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.
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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