The Diaw surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 263 people carried this name — #73,666 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 105% from 128 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 114 people named Diaw.
Most of them — 86 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
55 people named Diaw live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 55 people named Diaw 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.
Who carried it
People named Diaw,
with a public archive behind them.
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Amadou Diaw 1961– -
Malick Diaw 1979– · military personnel -
Boris Diaw 1982– · basketball player -
Davide Diaw 1992– · association football player -
Mory Diaw 1993– · association football player -
Paco Diaw 1985– · basketball player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 12 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Diaw.
- Diana 3,090 · U.S. census
- Diane 329 · U.S. census
- Diani 172 · U.S. census
- Diano 350 · U.S. census
- Diarra 640 · U.S. census
- Dias 16,044 · U.S. census
- Diawara 542 · U.S. census
- Diaz 347,636 · U.S. census
- Dib 684 · U.S. census
- Dibling 140 · U.S. census
- Dicharry 265 · U.S. census
- Dick 20,923 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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