Diiop Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Diiop Surname Definition:

This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Diop clan. The clan's totem is the peacock, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become peacocks when they die. The clan's totem is sometimes given as a turtle dove or crane, but peacock appears to be the most common inferred.

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Diiop Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal211:694,2542,585
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Diiop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Diop clan. The clan's totem is the peacock, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become peacocks when they die. The clan's totem is sometimes given as a turtle dove or crane, but peacock appears to be the most common inferred.

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Diiop Last Name Facts

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

Diiop (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﺏ) occurs in Senegal more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diiop? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Diiop occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Diiop live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Diiop is most commonly held in Senegal, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 694,254. In Senegal it is most frequent in: Diourbel Region, where 71 percent live, Thiès Region, where 14 percent live and Kaffrine Region, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Senegal Diiop exists in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Diep6774,527/
Daio672,987/
Diyo672,311/
Diyi671,576/
Diji671,323/
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Diiop Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diiop in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﺏjwb-

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