Dieh Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Dieh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dieh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1081:37,9152,975
Cameroon511:407,23734,925
Ivory Coast411:562,71317,068
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England31:18,572,686338,250
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dieh (385) may also be a first name.

Dieh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dieh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻴﻪ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dieh.

How Common Is The Last Name Dieh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dieh is the 928,396th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Dieh live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 441,679th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 385 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 37,915. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 17 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 17 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent are found.

Dieh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dieh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dieh surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dieh Last Name Statistics demography

Dieh earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deh8674,075/
Die8624,779/
Dih861,308/
Diehiy801/
Desh753,487/
Dich753,433/
Dije753,376/
Dech751,990/
Dedh751,852/
Deih751,424/
Dish751,389/
Diea75555/
Dihe75385/
Deuh75359/
Daih75343/
Dhie75281/
Dhih75220/
Dheh7582/
Diey7539/
Duih7526/
Didh7521/
Derh7520/
Deyh7514/
Deïh7510/
Doih758/
Dijh754/
Deph753/
Deht753/
Diph753/
Hdih753/
Diej753/
Dihs752/
Dejh752/
D'Ih751/
Tdeh751/
Dehh751/
Ddeh751/
Deîh751/
Ddie751/
Tdih751/
di H751/
Dgeh751/
Dihz751/
Hdie751/
Di671,965,708/
De67705,943/
Daish672,300/
Deich67918/
Daich67655/
Deych67642/
Deehr67202/
Deach67200/
Deesh67174/
Dhish67166/
Dicht67150/
Deish67141/
Ddich67136/
Duich67123/
Detch6783/
Deihs6772/
Dhesh6765/
Doich6758/
Daije6750/
Dehgi6733/
Dhedh6732/
Deech6718/
Dhidh6717/
Dehha6717/
Dehyd6715/
Dherh6713/
Deije6711/
Hdish6710/
Doidh679/
Dheph679/
Doish676/
Deehs676/
Dooie675/
Dehch675/
Disht674/
Deash674/
Hdich674/
Hdech674/
Dhith674/
Dieii673/
Dhhih673/
Daijh673/
Diddh672/
Desdh672/
Desht672/
Ddeih672/
de He672/
Dedch672/
Dehyi672/
Deïch672/
Dgeeh672/
Dehys672/
Doijh671/
di He671/
Detht671/
Deysh671/
Dhich671/
Dhije671/
D'Eih671/
Deshs671/
Dedsh671/
Dijhe671/
Dehii671/
Deeie671/
Deths671/
Doiph671/
De'eh671/
Decht671/
D'Eha671/
Dessh671/
Dihhh671/
Dhihh671/
Diohh671/
Ddech671/
Da'ie671/
Ddiht671/
Deihh671/
Dehdz671/
Dehss671/
Deehh671/
Dheeh671/
Hdehe671/
Hdheh671/
Deihp670/

Dieh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dieh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﻴﻪajyh48.61
ﺃﺟﻴﻪajyh15.28
ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻪaldyh8.33
ﺍﺝaj6.94
ﺩﻳﻪdyh4.17
ﺍﺟﻪajh2.78
ﺃﺝaj2.78
ﺍﻟﺠﻴﻪaljyh2.78
ﺇﺟﻴﻪajyh1.39
ﺟﻴﻪjyh1.39
ﺃﺟﻪajh1.39
ﺍﺩﻳﻪadyh1.39

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Footnotes

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