Dioum Surname

33,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Dioum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dioum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal13,0161:1,120127
Mauritania1,6111:2,542314
Guinea8501:13,922395
France2091:317,81248,279
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
England71:7,959,723202,100
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Dioum (42) may also be a first name.

Dioum Last Name Facts

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

Dioum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻡ) is found most in Senegal. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dioum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 33,028th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 453,262 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dioum reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Dioum is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 42 people.

This last name is most common in Senegal, where it is carried by 13,016 people, or 1 in 1,120. In Senegal Dioum is mostly found in: Dakar Region, where 28 percent are found, Diourbel Region, where 17 percent are found and Thiès Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Senegal this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 10 percent are found and Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Dioum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dioum surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dioum earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.4% less than the national average, earning $27,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dihoum9197/
Deioum914/
Dioumm911/
Dium89109/
Deioume83152/
Diaoume8310/
Djoum80980/
Doyum80174/
Dihom8038/
Diume8021/
Deoum8017/
Dijom808/
Dieum803/
Deium802/
Doiom801/
Dijum801/
Dagium73436/
Djoume73244/
Dooyum73154/
Deyoum73120/
Dehoum7317/
Doyoum735/
Dhiume734/
Deeoum734/
Deoume731/
Deeium731/
Dihoom731/
Dhojum731/
Deihom731/
Daiyum731/
Dogium731/
Djom671,330/
Deom67874/
Dyum67742/
Déom67327/
Djum6795/
Deyoume6734/
Djoumme676/
Dehoume675/
Doujoum675/
Dèom672/
Dohjume671/
D'Joume671/

Dioum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dioum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﻡjwm86.42
ﺟﻢjm4.05

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dioum
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