Diop Surname
Approximately 818,670 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDiop Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 723,678 | 1:20 | 2 |
| Mauritania | 31,559 | 1:130 | 15 |
| Mali | 25,556 | 1:664 | 92 |
| France | 7,340 | 1:9,049 | 821 |
| Guinea | 6,624 | 1:1,787 | 131 |
| Spain | 5,288 | 1:8,841 | 1,051 |
| Morocco | 4,124 | 1:8,360 | 1,110 |
| United States | 2,226 | 1:162,830 | 16,574 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,575 | 1:14,648 | 1,163 |
| Gabon | 1,465 | 1:1,290 | 209 |
| Gambia | 1,323 | 1:1,454 | 186 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Italy | 533 | 1:114,741 | 19,065 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Canada | 490 | 1:75,195 | 8,491 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Brazil | 443 | 1:483,238 | 18,263 |
| Congo | 317 | 1:15,738 | 1,916 |
| South Africa | 311 | 1:174,205 | 19,257 |
| Burkina Faso | 308 | 1:59,585 | 2,450 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Belgium | 236 | 1:48,715 | 7,924 |
| Niger | 219 | 1:87,635 | 3,720 |
| Germany | 173 | 1:465,349 | 40,819 |
| England | 146 | 1:381,631 | 26,761 |
| Switzerland | 91 | 1:90,252 | 9,968 |
| United Arab Emirates | 75 | 1:122,164 | 10,258 |
| Sweden | 71 | 1:138,687 | 9,791 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Netherlands | 55 | 1:307,040 | 36,360 |
| Greece | 50 | 1:221,596 | 34,567 |
| Benin | 41 | 1:252,088 | 22,137 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Luxembourg | 34 | 1:17,075 | 3,795 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 1:45,427 | 166 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Tunisia | 14 | 1:43,616 | 6,025 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Monaco | 10 | 1:3,707 | 328 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 1:88,712 | 2,936 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
Diop (Wolof: [ɟɔp]) is a popular Wolof surname in Senegal and Gambia, where it is commonly written Jobe.
- hansolo15Diop Demographics
Average Diop Salary in
United States
$36,529 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Diop Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diop Come From? nationality or country of origin
Diop (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﺏ, Russian: Диоп) is held by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Diop? popularity and diffusion
The surname Diop is the 669th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,902 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Diop reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Diop is also the 174,332nd most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,901 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is carried by 723,678 people, or 1 in 20. In Senegal it is most common in: Dakar Region, where 27 percent are found, Thiès Region, where 17 percent are found and Diourbel Region, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Senegal this surname exists in 103 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 4 percent are found and Mali, where 3 percent are found.
Diop Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Diop surname are 42.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.81% being registered with the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diope | 89 | 156 | / |
| Diopp | 89 | 10 | / |
| Dioop | 89 | 7 | / |
| Diopf | 89 | 4 | / |
| Dioph | 89 | 4 | / |
| Dieop | 89 | 1 | / |
| Diojp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Djiop | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dip | 86 | 85,491 | / |
| Dio | 86 | 18,836 | / |
| Djiope | 80 | 75 | / |
| Dioppe | 80 | 39 | / |
| Daiyop | 80 | 2 | / |
| Djiohp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Diep | 75 | 74,527 | / |
| Diot | 75 | 8,991 | / |
| Dios | 75 | 6,712 | / |
| Dioh | 75 | 5,389 | / |
| Dipp | 75 | 1,688 | / |
| Dipe | 75 | 802 | / |
| Diho | 75 | 658 | / |
| Diap | 75 | 606 | / |
| Dijo | 75 | 434 | / |
| Djio | 75 | 309 | / |
| Daip | 75 | 185 | / |
| Deip | 75 | 146 | / |
| Dips | 75 | 126 | / |
| Diod | 75 | 92 | / |
| Dieo | 75 | 82 | / |
| Djop | 75 | 80 | / |
| Dioz | 75 | 71 | / |
| Ddio | 75 | 59 | / |
| Deop | 75 | 53 | / |
| Diob | 75 | 52 | / |
| Doip | 75 | 29 | / |
| Diov | 75 | 25 | / |
| Dioa | 75 | 23 | / |
| Dipt | 75 | 19 | / |
| Dioy | 75 | 18 | / |
| Dhio | 75 | 15 | / |
| Dioo | 75 | 13 | / |
| Dyop | 75 | 6 | / |
| Disp | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dhip | 75 | 4 | / |
| Duip | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dioj | 75 | 4 | / |
| Diňo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dioe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Diph | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dipz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Diệp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Didp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ddip | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tdio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dgip | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ditp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dijp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dibp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Diopová | 73 | 11 | / |
| Diopova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dayio | 67 | 4,140 | / |
| Dippe | 67 | 1,134 | / |
| Daijo | 67 | 1,052 | / |
| Ddioo | 67 | 1,044 | / |
| Degio | 67 | 819 | / |
| Daiyo | 67 | 724 | / |
| Dagio | 67 | 656 | / |
| Dihod | 67 | 552 | / |
| Dijou | 67 | 291 | / |
| Dijos | 67 | 246 | / |
| Dyope | 67 | 156 | / |
| Dispe | 67 | 155 | / |
| Dihou | 67 | 142 | / |
| Djioe | 67 | 129 | / |
| Dajio | 67 | 119 | / |
| Dieho | 67 | 117 | / |
| Dihoi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Dhios | 67 | 59 | / |
| Dieou | 67 | 58 | / |
| Dihot | 67 | 56 | / |
| Dijoo | 67 | 42 | / |
| Diott | 67 | 41 | / |
| Diphe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Dojio | 67 | 37 | / |
| Diahp | 67 | 34 | / |
| Djoup | 67 | 34 | / |
| Djioh | 67 | 33 | / |
| Djope | 67 | 31 | / |
| Dhiho | 67 | 29 | / |
| Doipe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Dijoy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dehop | 67 | 16 | / |
| Doiyo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Deiyo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dipps | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dihos | 67 | 11 | / |
| Deopp | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ddhip | 67 | 8 | / |
| Duipe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Deijo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Deipe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Diepp | 67 | 8 | / |
| Daipe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dieph | 67 | 6 | / |
| Diape | 67 | 6 | / |
| D'Dio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dijoj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Diapp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dijjo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dogio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dioss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Diouu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dejio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deips | 67 | 3 | / |
| Diovh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Diëgo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deipz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dijgo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deopt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Diots | 67 | 2 | / |
| Duhio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djiob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dijho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dijio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Duijo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhipe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dijod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diohs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dioou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dioyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhipp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daiio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deisp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diotz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dijov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daaio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doiph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djioy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djopp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ddioa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhaip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhoip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dipșe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dioaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diodh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diohh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhuip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dugio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dihoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dihuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deope | 67 | 0 | / |
| Deihp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Deops | 67 | 0 | / |
Diop Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diop in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻮﺏ | jwb | 98.79 |
| Diop in the Russian language | ||
| Диоп | diop | - |
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