Diof Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Diof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania351:116,9966,922
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Diof (18) may also be a first name.

Diof Last Name Facts

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

Diof (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻑ) is most common in Mauritania. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diof? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,483,783rd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Diof live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name worldwide It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 116,996. In Mauritania Diof is most numerous in: Assaba Region, where 54 percent live, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 34 percent live and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Mauritania it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 10 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.

Diof Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dioff8918/
Diopf894/
Dieof891/
Dioyf891/
Dif8632,331/
Dihoff8020/
Dioouf805/
Dijhof801/
Diouof801/
Dijouf801/
Diaf7525,898/
Daif7521,392/
Deif7512,089/
Dief753,558/
Dhif751,740/
Duif75754/
Dife75191/
Diff75157/
Diob7552/
Diow7527/
Diov7525/
Difs7524/
Doif7515/
Doyf755/
Dift755/
Djof752/
Dihf752/
Dyof752/
Disf752/
Dojf751/
Ddif751/
Dgif751/
Difh751/
Dizf751/
Diwf751/
Diehoff731/
Dijhoff731/
Dhaif672,141/
Daaif671,176/
Duijf67523/
Daife67349/
Djouf67166/
Dhiaf67138/
Dijow67118/
Deift6769/
Dehof6760/
Diffe6748/
Ditfe6746/
Diafe6746/
Deife6735/
Duifs6730/
Dhief6712/
Diaff678/
Dhoif677/
Dgiff676/
Deouf676/
Doyfe675/
Doift674/
Dioph674/
Djoof673/
Diovh673/
Dheif673/
Djiob672/
Daiff672/
Duiff672/
Dihow672/
Dijov671/
Deivf671/
Diehhoff671/
Dioaw671/
Dittf671/
Diawf671/
Diaaf671/
Dieff671/
Djofe671/
Djozf671/
Disfz671/
Diojw671/
Deifh671/
Deoff670/

Diof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diof in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﻑjwf80
ﺩﻳﻮﻑdywf10
ﺃﺟﻴﻮﻑajywf10

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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 Diof
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