The Diabate surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 289 people carried this name — #68,122 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is up 65% from 175 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 113 people named Diabate.
Most of them — 83 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 76 people named Diabate live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Diabate in American newspapers,
1892–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 532 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Diabate,
with a public archive behind them.
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Naminata Diabate 1973– · comparative literature academic
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Fatou Diabate 1975– · basketball player
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Fatoumata Diabate 1983– · basketball player
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Tahirou Diabate 1998– · basketball player
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Ibrahim Diabate 1999– · association football player
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Said Diabate 1999– · association football player
Wikidata (CC0) · 12 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Diabate.
- Deza 378 · U.S. census
- Dhaene 170 · U.S. census
- Dhaenens 119 · U.S. census
- Dhondt 450 · U.S. census
- Dia 1,145 · U.S. census
- Diab 1,400 · U.S. census
- Diaby 559 · U.S. census
- Diagne 587 · U.S. census
- Diakite 789 · U.S. census
- Dial 10,997 · U.S. census
- Diallo 7,502 · U.S. census
- Diamant 554 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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