Diakite surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Diakite surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 330 people carried this name — #57,705 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 496 people named Diakite.

Most of them — 334 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 334
Paris 46
Seine-Saint-Denis 24
Val-de-Marne 21
Val-d’Oise 12
Yvelines 10
Seine-Maritime 8
Essonne 6
Hauts-de-Seine 6

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 215 people named Diakite 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.

Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 108
Liège 48
Antwerp 31
East Flanders 18
Hainaut 10

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

66 people named Diakite live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Where they live today

Geneva 17
Vaud 14
Zurich 13
Bern 12
Fribourg 4
Ticino 3
Valais 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Diakite in American newspapers,
1861–1962.

Newspaper page from Atlanta Daily World carrying the name Diakite
Atlanta Daily World 1962-05-27
Newspaper page from Daily Ohio Statesman carrying the name Diakite
Daily Ohio Statesman 1861-04-15
Newspaper page from Cleveland Morning Leader carrying the name Diakite
Cleveland Morning Leader 1864-06-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Diakite,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adama Diakite
    Adama Diakite 1993– · association football player
  • Mamadi Diakite
    Mamadi Diakite 1997– · basketball player
  • Ousmane Diakite
    Ousmane Diakite 2000– · association football player

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 18 lives in all are documented under this name.

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