Diow Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Diow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Diow (37) may also be a first name.
Diow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Diow (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮ) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diow? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Diow reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Diow is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.
The surname is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 75 percent reside, Malacca, where 8 percent reside and Perak, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia Diow exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 44 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dijow | 89 | 118 | / |
| Diowe | 89 | 62 | / |
| Dihow | 89 | 2 | / |
| Diojw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dioaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Djiowe | 80 | 16 | / |
| Degiow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Diaw | 75 | 107,127 | / |
| Diof | 75 | 60 | / |
| Djow | 75 | 53 | / |
| Diob | 75 | 52 | / |
| Diov | 75 | 25 | / |
| Deow | 75 | 18 | / |
| Dyow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Daiyowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dayow | 67 | 2,219 | / |
| Djowa | 67 | 1,051 | / |
| Diawe | 67 | 331 | / |
| Djowe | 67 | 150 | / |
| Djiaw | 67 | 24 | / |
| Djouw | 67 | 22 | / |
| Dioff | 67 | 18 | / |
| Deowa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Doyow | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dioph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Diopf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Diovh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deyow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djiob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dijov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diawf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dioyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dihaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diasw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dieof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dyowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deowe | 67 | 0 | / |
Diow Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diow in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻮ | jw | 80 |
| ﺟﺎﻭ | jaw | 20 |
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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 Diow
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