The Diallo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,502 people carried this name — #4,730 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,400 people counted. That is up 182% from 2,661 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Diallo surname
A Fula surname from French [in turn from Fula].
Borrowed from French Diallo, in turn from Fula, possibly jalo (“hoe”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Diallo» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 10,810 people named Diallo 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 it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,215 people named Diallo.
Most of them — 1,679 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 58 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,848 people named Diallo live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
50 people named Diallo have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 157 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
403 people named Diallo are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Diallo in American newspapers,
1912–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 312 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Diallo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Fatoumata Binta Diallo 1901– · politician -
Cheik Diallo 1951– · association football coach -
Cellou Dalein Diallo 1952– · politician -
Ibrahima Diallo 1952– · university teacher -
Chérif Diallo 1953– · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 222 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Diallo.
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