Días Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Días Surname Definition:
The son of Diago, corrupted form of Diego, Spanish form of Jacob (may God protect; the supplanter).
This is the patronymic of "Diego,” the shortened form of Santiago, the patron saint of Spain. Hence the son of Santiago.
Días Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Dias (1,846,964), Diàs (1) & Diás (1) are calculated separately.
Días Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The son of Diago, corrupted form of Diego, Spanish form of Jacob (may God protect; the supplanter).
This is the patronymic of "Diego,” the shortened form of Santiago, the patron saint of Spain. Hence the son of Santiago.
Días Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Días Come From? nationality or country of origin
Días is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Dias, Diàs or Diás. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Días? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Días occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Días reside; 57 percent reside in South America and 26 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.
The last name is most common in Colombia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,343,097. Besides Colombia this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 15 percent reside and Mexico, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dias | 92 | 1,846,964 | / |
| Díasz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Día | 86 | 20 | / |
| Diàs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Diás | 83 | 1 | / |
| Díaz | 75 | 32,104 | / |
| Deas | 75 | 7,598 | / |
| Dyas | 75 | 3,280 | / |
| Djas | 75 | 187 | / |
| Déas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dehas | 67 | 1,109 | / |
| Diasz | 67 | 718 | / |
| Djais | 67 | 576 | / |
| Dayos | 67 | 491 | / |
| Dyhas | 67 | 328 | / |
| Diase | 67 | 208 | / |
| Dajos | 67 | 202 | / |
| Daios | 67 | 152 | / |
| Diash | 67 | 103 | / |
| Diass | 67 | 52 | / |
| Dieas | 67 | 38 | / |
| Dyase | 67 | 34 | / |
| Diaas | 67 | 23 | / |
| Djase | 67 | 20 | / |
| Dhias | 67 | 20 | / |
| Djass | 67 | 19 | / |
| Diast | 67 | 18 | / |
| Dijas | 67 | 16 | / |
| Diats | 67 | 15 | / |
| Diazs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dihas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ddias | 67 | 8 | / |
| Deaos | 67 | 7 | / |
| Djaus | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dyash | 67 | 5 | / |
| Deash | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dyahs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dégas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deïas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dyaas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deeas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deaas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deass | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Diahs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Diads | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dioas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Díazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diasd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tdias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diays | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diasj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dyast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djaïs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deays | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dyass | 67 | 0 | / |
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