Explore the Family Name Diakite

The meaning of Diakite

West African (mainly Mali, Guinea, and Ivory Coast; Diakité): from the name of the Diakité clan of the Fulani people, derived from the name of the town of Dia in Mali. It is also found among e.g. the Mandinka people.

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How common is the last name Diakite in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Diakite has significantly increased in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 57,705th most popular name and rose to the 29,793rd position by 2010. This represents a noteworthy increase of 48.37%. The count of individuals carrying the Diakite surname also escalated from 330 in 2000 to 789 in 2010, marking an impressive rise of 139.09%. Further, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also surged by 125.0%, going from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,705	#29,793	48.37%
Count	330	789	139.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.27	125%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Diakite

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Diakite identified as Black — 85.15% in 2000 and 92.27% in 2010, indicating an 8.36% increase. There was a small percentage who identified as White, with a slight growth from 2.42% in 2000 to 2.66% in 2010. The number of Diakites who identified as belonging to two or more races decreased from 8.79% in 2000 to 2.66% in 2010, a significant drop of 69.74%. Those identifying as Hispanic also decreased from 3.33% in 2000 to 1.52% in 2010. No data was found for individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	85.15%	92.27%	8.36%
Two or More Races	8.79%	2.66%	-69.74%
White	2.42%	2.66%	9.92%
Hispanic	3.33%	1.52%	-54.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%