Diourou Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Diourou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diourou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Diourou (11) may also be a first name.

Diourou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diourou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﺭﻭ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diourou? popularity and diffusion

Diourou is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Diourou is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Diourou live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Diourou is also the 3,487,849th most common first name on earth, held by 11 people.

The last name Diourou is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania Diourou occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 22 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dieourou9311/
Diaourou932/
Diehourou882/
Diahourou881/
Djourou86253/
Deourou8651/
Diuru8392/
Djiehourou827/
Dehourou8065/
Djorou771,664/
Dioury77757/
Dihuru7721/
Dieuru771/
Djaurou711/
Duyouru711/
Djuru67341/
Diurhuus6722/
Dihoru62146/
Dehuru6236/
Djurup6228/
Djurau623/
Djurus621/
Dejuru621/
Djurhus5718/
Dehuruy578/
Djeureu572/
D'Yurus571/
Duyyuru571/
Duyuroo571/
Djurhuus531,241/
Djurhuss533/
Djuurhus532/
Djoru5066/
Gyuru5049/
Deoru502/
Djuurhuus501/

Diourou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diourou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﺭﻭjwrw-

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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 Diourou
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