Find out how popular the last name Diakité is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Diakité.

Diakité, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Diakité surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Diakité in America

Diakité is the 29793rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Diakité surname appeared 789 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Diakité.

We can also compare 2010 data for Diakité to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Diakité

The surname Diakite has its origins in Mali, West Africa, where it can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Mandinka language, with "Dia" meaning "blacksmith" and "kite" meaning "descendant of." Thus, Diakite translates to "descendant of a blacksmith."

This surname was particularly prominent among the Malinke people, an ethnic group that played a significant role in the Mali Empire, which existed from the 13th to the 17th century. The name appears in various historical records from this period, including chronicles and genealogies.

One of the earliest known references to the Diakite name is found in the Epic of Sundiata, a famous oral history that recounts the life of Sundiata Keita, the founder of the Mali Empire. The epic mentions several individuals with the Diakite surname, indicating their importance within the empire's social structure.

In the 14th century, a notable figure named Mansa Moussa Diakite ruled as the ninth emperor of the Mali Empire. His reign was marked by the expansion of trade routes and the promotion of cultural and intellectual pursuits. Mansa Moussa Diakite's influence and wealth were widely recognized, and his name has been recorded in various historical accounts, including those of Arab scholars.

Another prominent individual bearing the Diakite surname was Bakari Diakite, a 16th-century military leader and diplomat who served under the Songhai Empire. He was known for his strategic prowess and played a crucial role in negotiations with neighboring kingdoms.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Diakite name continued to be associated with influential figures in West Africa. Mamadou Diakite, born in 1785, was a renowned Islamic scholar and jurist who contributed significantly to the spread of Islamic education in the region.

In more recent times, the name Diakite has been carried by several notable individuals, including Seidou Diakite, a Malian basketball player who played in the NBA for the Los Angeles Clippers and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the early 2000s, and Mamou Diakite, a renowned Malian musician and singer-songwriter known for his contributions to the Wassoulou genre of music.

While the origins of the Diakite surname can be traced back to Mali, it has since spread to other parts of West Africa and beyond, carried by individuals of Malian descent or those with cultural and historical ties to the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Diakité

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Diakité.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Diakité was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Diakité has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Diakité was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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