Diob Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Diob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal411:355,5941,817
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Diob (10) may also be a first name.

Diob Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diob (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﺏ, Russian: Диоб) occurs most in Senegal. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diob? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Diob live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 355,594. In Senegal it is most prevalent in: Thiès Region, where 46 percent are found, Fatick Region, where 39 percent are found and Dakar Region, where 10 percent are found. Other than Senegal it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Mauritania, where 4 percent are found.

Diob Last Name Statistics demography

Diob earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.22% less than the national average, earning $22,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djiob892/
Dib8650,095/
Daiyob801/
Diop75818,670/
Diab75276,824/
Dhib753,157/
Daib751,438/
Djob751,236/
Dieb751,047/
Dibs75636/
Dibt75376/
Deib75352/
Doib75166/
Diof7560/
Diow7527/
Diov7525/
Dyob757/
Dibh755/
Ditb752/
Duib752/
Dibì752/
Deob752/
Hdib751/
Dibz751/
Disb751/
Dibp751/
Diobová734/
Hdaib671,058/
Dhiab67735/
Daibh67486/
Dhaib67335/
Dejob67267/
Djiab67172/
Diaab67172/
Diope67156/
Dijow67118/
Dhieb6782/
Djoub6764/
Daibs6760/
Dhoib6723/
Dioff6718/
Dijab6717/
Hdeib6712/
Diopp6710/
Dieab6710/
Dayob678/
Dioop677/
Diabs676/
Dhuib675/
Dheib675/
Dioph674/
Diopf674/
Diovh673/
Dihow672/
Dajob672/
Hdieb671/
Diahb671/
Dihab671/
Diojw671/
Dojbt671/
Dieof671/
Dhibd671/
Dibch671/
Dieop671/
Dioaw671/
Diojp671/
Dioyf671/
Djiop671/
Dibss671/
Dijov671/
Djobd671/

Diob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diob in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﺏjwb-
Diob in the Russian language
Диобdiob-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Diob
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