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'.
- oliver369Diouf Demographics
Average Diouf Salary in
United States
$32,182 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Diouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Diouf (Arabic: ضيو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻑ) is most common in Senegal. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Diouf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,135th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,502 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Diouf are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Diouf is also the 288,921st most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 802 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is held by 455,149 people, or 1 in 32. In Senegal Diouf is most prevalent in: Dakar Region, where 24 percent reside, Thiès Region, where 23 percent reside and Fatick Region, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Senegal Diouf is found in 77 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 1 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.
Diouf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Diouf last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Diouf surname are 42.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.59% registered to vote for 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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