Diabaté is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Abdoulaye Diabaté (born 1956), Malian singer and guitarist Cheick Diabaté (born 1988), Malian football player Cyrille Diabaté (born 1973), French mixed martial arts fighter Henriette Diabaté (born 1935), Côte d'Ivoire politician and writer Lassina Diabaté (born 1974), former Côte d'Ivoire football player Mamadou Diabaté (born 1973), Burkinabe balafon player Mamadou Diabaté (born 1975), Malian kora player Massa Makan Diabaté (1938–1988), Malian historian, author and playwright Moussa Diabaté (born 2002), French basketball player Sidiki Diabaté, Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté (born 1965), Malian kora player Zié Diabaté (born 1989), Côte d'Ivoire football defender Surnames of African origin