Diawara Family History

Diawara Surname Meaning

West African (mainly Mali and Guinea also Senegal): from the name of the Diawara clan and ethnic subgroup of the Soninke people which is apparently derived from the name of the town of Dia in Mali or from the name of the medieval Dia Dynasty of Gao also in Mali.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Sugawara, Kamara, Basara, Miyahara, Zawada, Kawata, Sawada, Iwata, Favara, Malara

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Diawara Surname Meaning

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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