Dieng Surname
Approximately 232,371 people bear this surname
Dieng Surname Definition:
This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Dieng clan. The clan's totem is the monkey, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become monkeys when they die.
Dieng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 202,531 | 1:72 | 18 |
| Guinea | 8,870 | 1:1,334 | 113 |
| Mauritania | 6,800 | 1:602 | 83 |
| South Sudan | 6,341 | 1:1,800 | 359 |
| Mali | 2,259 | 1:7,512 | 444 |
| Spain | 1,224 | 1:38,196 | 3,751 |
| France | 784 | 1:84,723 | 12,039 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| United States | 508 | 1:713,502 | 56,234 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Ivory Coast | 418 | 1:55,194 | 3,321 |
| Germany | 287 | 1:280,507 | 29,430 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Brazil | 175 | 1:1,223,282 | 42,166 |
| Italy | 164 | 1:372,907 | 43,105 |
| Thailand | 140 | 1:504,560 | 87,939 |
| Canada | 113 | 1:326,067 | 29,799 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Belgium | 44 | 1:261,287 | 31,734 |
| Burkina Faso | 43 | 1:426,793 | 6,388 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Congo | 23 | 1:216,917 | 8,417 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Dieng (704) may also be a first name.
Dieng Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Dieng clan. The clan's totem is the monkey, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become monkeys when they die.
Dieng Demographics
Average Dieng Salary in
United States
$34,008 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dieng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dieng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dieng (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﻨﻚ, Russian: Диенг) is found most frequently in Senegal. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dieng.
How Common Is The Last Name Dieng? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dieng is the 2,363rd most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,362 people. The surname Dieng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dieng reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 311,400th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 704 people.
This surname is most frequent in Senegal, where it is carried by 202,531 people, or 1 in 72. In Senegal it is most numerous in: Dakar Region, where 25 percent live, Diourbel Region, where 20 percent live and Thiès Region, where 18 percent live. Not including Senegal this surname occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Guinea, where 4 percent live and Mauritania, where 3 percent live.
Dieng Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Dieng surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Dieng are 8.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.76% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dieng earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 38.87% less than the national average, earning R 145,260 per year; in United States they earn 21.18% less than the national average, earning $34,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.94% less than the national average, earning $40,275 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dieng Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dieng in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻴﻨﻚ | jynk | 49.01 |
| ﺟﻨﻚ | jnk | 45.23 |
| Dieng in the Russian language | ||
| Диенг | dieng | - |
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