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) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Diow? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Diow is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Diow live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Diow is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 37 people.
The last name Diow is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia Diow is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 75 percent are found, Malacca, where 8 percent are found and Perak, where 8 percent are found. Not including Malaysia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 44 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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