Diop Surname

669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Diop 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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Diop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal723,6781:202
Mauritania31,5591:13015
Mali25,5561:66492
France7,3401:9,049821
Guinea6,6241:1,787131
Spain5,2881:8,8411,051
Morocco4,1241:8,3601,110
United States2,2261:162,83016,574
Ivory Coast1,5751:14,6481,163
Gabon1,4651:1,290209
Gambia1,3231:1,454186
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Italy5331:114,74119,065
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Canada4901:75,1958,491
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Brazil4431:483,23818,263
Congo3171:15,7381,916
South Africa3111:174,20519,257
Burkina Faso3081:59,5852,450
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Belgium2361:48,7157,924
Niger2191:87,6353,720
Germany1731:465,34940,819
England1461:381,63126,761
Switzerland911:90,2529,968
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Sweden711:138,6879,791
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Greece501:221,59634,567
Benin411:252,08822,137
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Cameroon341:610,85546,287
Luxembourg341:17,0753,795
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Equatorial Guinea251:45,427166
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
China191:71,964,2933,948
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Finland111:499,70030,478
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Monaco101:3,707328
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Norway71:734,61250,907
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Comoros11:749,524685
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Diop (1,901) may also be a first name.

Diop 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.

— Forebears.io

User-submitted Reference

Diop (Wolof: [ɟɔp]) is a popular Wolof surname in Senegal and Gambia, where it is commonly written Jobe.

- hansolo15

Diop Last Name Facts

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

Diop (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﺏ, Russian: Диоп) has its highest incidence in Senegal. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Diop? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 669th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,902 people. The surname Diop is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Diop live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 174,332nd most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 1,901 people.

It is most widespread in Senegal, where it is held by 723,678 people, or 1 in 20. In Senegal it is mostly found in: Dakar Region, where 27 percent live, Thiès Region, where 17 percent live and Diourbel Region, where 16 percent live. Besides Senegal Diop occurs in 103 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 4 percent live and Mali, where 3 percent live.

Diop Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Diop are 42.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.81% being registered with the party.

The amount Diop earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 87.82% less than the national average, earning €3,658 per year; in Norway they earn 48.24% less than the national average, earning 179,148 kr per year; in Peru they earn 106.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,992 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.61% less than the national average, earning R 145,896 per year; in United States they earn 15.34% less than the national average, earning $36,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.54% less than the national average, earning $35,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diope89156/
Diopp8910/
Dioop897/
Diopf894/
Dioph894/
Dieop891/
Diojp891/
Djiop891/
Dip8685,491/
Dio8618,836/
Djiope8075/
Dioppe8039/
Daiyop802/
Djiohp801/
Diep7574,527/
Diot758,991/
Dios756,712/
Dioh755,389/
Dipp751,688/
Dipe75802/
Diho75658/
Diap75606/
Dijo75434/
Djio75309/
Daip75185/
Deip75146/
Dips75126/
Diod7592/
Dieo7582/
Djop7580/
Dioz7571/
Ddio7559/
Deop7553/
Diob7552/
Doip7529/
Diov7525/
Dioa7523/
Dipt7519/
Dioy7518/
Dhio7515/
Dioo7513/
Dyop756/
Disp755/
Dhip754/
Duip754/
Dioj754/
Diňo754/
Dioe753/
Diph753/
Dipz753/
Diệp753/
Didp752/
Ddip752/
Tdio751/
Dgip751/
Ditp751/
Dijp751/
Dibp751/
Diopová7311/
Diopova731/
Dayio674,140/
Dippe671,134/
Daijo671,052/
Ddioo671,044/
Degio67819/
Daiyo67724/
Dagio67656/
Dihod67552/
Dijou67291/
Dijos67246/
Dyope67156/
Dispe67155/
Dihou67142/
Djioe67129/
Dajio67119/
Dieho67117/
Dihoi6764/
Dhios6759/
Dieou6758/
Dihot6756/
Dijoo6742/
Diott6741/
Diphe6738/
Dojio6737/
Diahp6734/
Djoup6734/
Djioh6733/
Djope6731/
Dhiho6729/
Doipe6722/
Dijoy6719/
Dehop6716/
Doiyo6713/
Deiyo6713/
Dipps6713/
Dihos6711/
Deopp6710/
Ddhip678/
Duipe678/
Deijo678/
Deipe678/
Diepp678/
Daipe677/
Dieph676/
Diape676/
D'Dio675/
Dijoj674/
Diapp674/
Dijjo674/
Dogio674/
Dioss673/
Diouu673/
Dejio673/
Deips673/
Diovh673/
Diëgo673/
Deipz672/
Dijgo672/
Deopt672/
Diots672/
Duhio672/
Djiob672/
Dijho672/
Dijio672/
Duijo672/
Dhipe671/
Dijod671/
Doijo671/
Diohs671/
Dioou671/
Dioyt671/
Dhipp671/
Daiio671/
Deisp671/
Diotz671/
Dijov671/
Daaio671/
Doiph671/
Djioy671/
Djopp671/
Ddioa671/
Dhaip671/
Dhoip671/
Dipșe671/
Diosh671/
Dioaa671/
Diodh671/
Diohh671/
Dhuip671/
Dugio671/
Dihoy671/
Dihuo671/
Deope670/
Deihp670/
Deops670/

Diop Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diop in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﺏjwb98.79
Diop in the Russian language
Диопdiop-

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