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

The last name Dioum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻡ) is found in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dioum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dioum is the 33,028th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 453,262 people. The surname Dioum is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Dioum are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 42 people.

The surname Dioum is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is borne by 13,016 people, or 1 in 1,120. In Senegal Dioum is primarily concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 28 percent live, Diourbel Region, where 17 percent live and Thiès Region, where 14 percent live. Aside from Senegal it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 10 percent live and Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Dioum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dioum surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the 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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