Diouf Surname
Approximately 470,115 people bear this surname
Diouf Surname Definition:
This surname has been adopted by members of the Diouf or Joof clan. A historically important clan, they are recorded as far back as the 13th century, when a clan member was King of Laah (now part of Senegal.) The clan's totem is the antelope, which clan members are prohibited from harming.
Read More About This SurnameDiouf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 455,149 | 1:32 | 6 |
| Mali | 2,710 | 1:6,262 | 396 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Morocco | 2,215 | 1:15,565 | 2,337 |
| Spain | 1,698 | 1:27,534 | 2,848 |
| France | 1,576 | 1:42,146 | 5,297 |
| Gabon | 859 | 1:2,199 | 375 |
| United States | 685 | 1:529,137 | 44,078 |
| Mauritania | 665 | 1:6,158 | 711 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Ivory Coast | 282 | 1:81,813 | 4,436 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Guinea | 195 | 1:60,686 | 721 |
| Brazil | 177 | 1:1,209,460 | 41,744 |
| Canada | 149 | 1:247,286 | 23,510 |
| Italy | 144 | 1:424,699 | 46,390 |
| South Africa | 77 | 1:703,607 | 50,359 |
| Belgium | 60 | 1:191,611 | 25,371 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1:157,941 | 14,824 |
| Niger | 48 | 1:399,834 | 11,128 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Gambia | 36 | 1:53,429 | 238 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1:432,005 | 185 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Diouf (802) may also be a first name.
Diouf Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname has been adopted by members of the Diouf or Joof clan. A historically important clan, they are recorded as far back as the 13th century, when a clan member was King of Laah (now part of Senegal.) The clan's totem is the antelope, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become antelope when they die.
User-submitted Reference
The surname Diouf means 'average', 'balanced', 'common'.
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Diouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Diouf (Arabic: ضيو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻑ) occurs more in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diouf? popularity and diffusion
The last name Diouf is the 1,135th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,502 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Diouf live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 288,921st most widespread first name in the world, held by 802 people.
The last name Diouf is most numerous in Senegal, where it is borne by 455,149 people, or 1 in 32. In Senegal Diouf is most numerous in: Dakar Region, where 24 percent reside, Thiès Region, where 23 percent reside and Fatick Region, where 18 percent reside. Not including Senegal this last name occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 1 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.
Diouf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Diouf last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Diouf last name are 42.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.59% registered with the political party.
The amount Diouf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.31% less than the national average, earning €4,412 per year; in Norway they earn 19.88% more than the national average, earning 414,870 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.94% more than the national average, earning R 277,884 per year; in United States they earn 25.42% less than the national average, earning $32,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.63% less than the national average, earning $33,968 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Diouf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻮﻑ | jwf | 91.5 |
| ﺩﻳﻮﻑ | dywf | 5.23 |
| Diouf in the Arabic language | ||
| ضيو | dyw | - |
| ديوف | dywf | - |
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