Diope Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Diope 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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Diope Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda941:415,31125,587
Peru331:963,15518,708
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Diope (84) may also be a first name.

Diope 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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Diope Last Name Facts

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

Diope (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﺏ) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Diope.

How Common Is The Last Name Diope? popularity and diffusion

The surname Diope is the 1,398,030th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Diope are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Diope is also the 1,046,220th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 84 people.

Diope is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 415,311. In Uganda it is most common in: Namutumba District, where 59 percent live, Mayuge District, where 19 percent live and Pallisa District, where 12 percent live. Not including Uganda Diope occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Diope Last Name Statistics demography

Diope earn less than half the average income. In Peru they earn 53.14% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,083 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djiope9175/
Dioppe9139/
Diop89818,670/
Dipe89802/
Dippe801,134/
Dyope80156/
Dispe80155/
Diepe80108/
Dipes8086/
Dipee8051/
Diopa8040/
Diphe8038/
Djope8031/
Dipeu8031/
Diper8022/
Doipe8022/
Dipea8017/
Diopp8010/
Duipe808/
Deipe808/
Dioop807/
Daipe807/
Diape806/
Dipei805/
Diopf804/
Diopi804/
Dioph804/
Dipie803/
Dhipe801/
Dieop801/
Diojp801/
Djiop801/
Dipșe801/
Diopy801/
Dipeh801/
Dipez801/
Deope800/
Diaper731,162/
Dipper73664/
Djoupe73429/
Dieppe73235/
Dippie73201/
Dipesh73150/
Dehope73119/
Djopie73119/
Disper7376/
Dispes7324/
Daiper7319/
Diepeu7317/
Diaspe7312/
Djiopa7311/
Diopuy738/
Djoppe737/
Diappe736/
Diphet733/
Deopez733/
Daipet732/
Diopip732/
Dippey732/
Daiyop732/
Diopha731/
Dipeep731/
Dippez731/
Duispe731/
Deiper731/
Dipeer731/
Diapee731/
Deipei731/
Dispeh731/
Deipie731/
Djiohp731/
Djopet731/
Dispea731/
Dispez731/
Dihper731/
Diopai731/
Dioppa731/
Dippea731/
Dippeu731/
Diapes731/
Diapeu731/
Daipei731/
Deoppe730/
Dippee730/
Dippes730/
Duiper730/
Dipa6722,539/
Depe671,788/
Dipi67997/
Diap67606/
Djoupet67115/
Djop6780/
Deop6753/
Diob6752/
Diov6725/
Dehoupe6723/
Diopová6711/
Dyop676/
Dype673/
Djouppe672/
Dipy672/
Dippeer672/
Deopper671/
Djoupeh671/
Djioppa671/
Djoppie671/
Dihaspe671/
Dipé671/
Diopova671/
Diappeu671/
Dipeeie671/
Dipj671/
Dispeer671/
Deopfer670/
Deopher670/
Dippher670/

Diope Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diope in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﺏjwb66.67
ﺩﻳﻮﺏdywb33.33

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