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Where Does The Last Name Diaz Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Diaz (Arabic: دياز, Russian: Диаз) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Díaz, Diáz, Dîaz, Diàz, Diãz, Díáz or Díáź. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diaz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 132^nd most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,673 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Diaz live; 41 percent live in South America and 22 percent live in Hispano-North America. Diaz is also the 70,652^nd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 8,071 people.

This last name is most frequent in Mexico, where it is carried by 937,713 people, or 1 in 132. In Mexico Diaz is most prevalent in: Chiapas, where 14 percent reside, México, where 14 percent reside and Jalisco, where 8 percent reside. Besides Mexico it exists in 186 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 11 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.

Diaz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Diaz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Diaz surname increased 75,286 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 10,887 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 5,100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Diaz Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Muslim (50%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (80%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Diaz surname are 42.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.64% registered with the party.

The amount Diaz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 32.82% less than the national average, earning €20,174 per year; in Norway they earn 29.72% less than the national average, earning 243,241 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,030 per year; in South Africa they earn 47.13% more than the national average, earning R 349,644 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning $21,999,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.88% less than the national average, earning $38,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.88% less than the national average, earning $46,265 CAD per year.