Días Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Uruguay

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Días Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Días Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Días is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Dias, Diàs or Diás. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Días? popularity and diffusion

The surname Días is the 2,372,517th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Días live; 57 percent live in South America and 26 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most widespread in Colombia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,343,097. Outside of Colombia it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 15 percent reside and Mexico, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dias921,846,964/
Díasz891/
Día8620/
Diàs831/
Diás831/
Díaz7532,104/
Deas757,598/
Dyas753,280/
Djas75187/
Déas751/
Dehas671,109/
Diasz67718/
Djais67576/
Dayos67491/
Dyhas67328/
Diase67208/
Dajos67202/
Daios67152/
Diash67103/
Diass6752/
Dieas6738/
Dyase6734/
Diaas6723/
Djase6720/
Dhias6720/
Djass6719/
Diast6718/
Dijas6716/
Diats6715/
Diazs679/
Dihas678/
Ddias678/
Deaos677/
Djaus677/
Dyash675/
Deash674/
Dyahs673/
Dégas672/
Deïas672/
Dyaas672/
Deeas672/
Deaas672/
Deass672/
Deaus672/
Diahs672/
Diads672/
Dioas672/
Díazz671/
Diasd671/
Tdias671/
Dhyas671/
Diays671/
Diasj671/
Dyast671/
Djaïs671/
Djias671/
Deays670/
Dyass670/

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