Dioul Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Dioul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dioul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Dioul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dioul (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻝ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dioul? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dioul are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Dioul is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 255,929. In Mauritania Dioul is most frequent in: Gorgol Region, where 56 percent reside, Tagant Region, where 31 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 6 percent reside. Beside Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dioulo91577/
Diul89170/
Dioullo836/
Deihoul833/
Dihoule831/
Diahoul831/
Dijol80245/
Dieul80233/
Diule8054/
Dihul8036/
Dihol8027/
Djoul8023/
Deoul8021/
Dijul8010/
Doyul805/
Deiol804/
Dieol803/
Deiul801/
Dhiul801/
Diehoule776/
Djoule731,299/
Dihule73505/
Dehoul73162/
Deoule737/
Deyoul736/
Daiolh736/
Dagiul732/
Doiule731/
Dajiul731/
Diulhe731/
Doyoul731/
Doijol731/
Dihaul731/
Doyule730/
Deol679,137/
Dehoule67164/
Djol6758/
Djoulle6712/
Dyul679/
Djul679/
Deihool671/
Dejoult671/
Dejoule671/
Djougli671/

Dioul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dioul in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﻝjwl66.67
ﺩﻭﻝdwl33.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dioul
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