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 Male Dieng Height
174.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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) has its highest incidence in Senegal. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dieng? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,363rd most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 31,362 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dieng are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Dieng is also the 311,400th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 704 people.
The last name Dieng is most widely held in Senegal, where it is carried by 202,531 people, or 1 in 72. In Senegal Dieng is most numerous in: Dakar Region, where 25 percent reside, Diourbel Region, where 20 percent reside and Thiès Region, where 18 percent reside. Other than Senegal it occurs in 76 countries. It is also common in Guinea, where 4 percent reside and Mauritania, where 3 percent reside.
Dieng Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Dieng last name are 8.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.76% being registered to vote for the political 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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