What is "dyakonov"

Dyakonov (or Diakonoff) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Igor Dyakonov (1915–1999), linguist, translator, and historian of the Ancient Near East
• Vasily Dyakonov (1946–2012), governor of Krasnodar Krai
• Mikhail I. Dyakonov, physicist, discoverer of Dyakonov surface waves
• Pavel Dyakonov (born 1973), footbal player
• Taymuraz Dyakonov (born 1992), football player