Díaz Surname
Approximately 32,104 people bear this surname
Díaz Surname Definition:
Ancient surname equivalent to the surname Diego and derived from the Roman cognomen "Didaz," or from the latin word "dies" which is equivalent to the Spanish word "día," meaning day, daytime.
Found in nearly all parts of Spain and used as a patronymic.
Read More About This SurnameDíaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 8,982 | 1:5,205 | 645 |
| Mexico | 7,559 | 1:16,421 | 1,379 |
| Puerto Rico | 3,586 | 1:990 | 138 |
| Guatemala | 2,683 | 1:5,994 | 785 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,573 | 1:4,055 | 456 |
| Chile | 836 | 1:21,072 | 1,329 |
| Argentina | 836 | 1:51,128 | 4,311 |
| Colombia | 717 | 1:66,631 | 2,993 |
| Venezuela | 553 | 1:54,619 | 2,615 |
| Cuba | 531 | 1:21,700 | 1,316 |
| Panama | 528 | 1:7,410 | 756 |
| United States | 450 | 1:805,464 | 62,023 |
| Uruguay | 277 | 1:12,389 | 1,391 |
| Peru | 251 | 1:126,630 | 7,280 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| England | 187 | 1:297,958 | 22,741 |
| Germany | 151 | 1:533,149 | 44,599 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| France | 102 | 1:651,203 | 84,246 |
| Brazil | 76 | 1:2,816,768 | 83,410 |
| Costa Rica | 56 | 1:85,358 | 1,554 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Italy | 48 | 1:1,274,098 | 76,496 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Ecuador | 41 | 1:387,947 | 9,859 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Andorra | 7 | 1:11,977 | 1,439 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Diaz (4,355,864), Dîaz (7), Díáz (3), Diáz (42), Diàz (3), Díáź (1) & Diãz (1) are calculated separately.
Díaz (10) may also be a first name.
Díaz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ancient surname equivalent to the surname Diego and derived from the Roman cognomen "Didaz," or from the latin word "dies" which is equivalent to the Spanish word "día," meaning day, daytime.
Found in nearly all parts of Spain and used as a patronymic. Often combines with other surnames which originated as estate names or toponymies.
Patronymic of Día or Diego. Innumerable peninsular families bear name but are unrelated.
See Días, Díez, Santiago.
Díaz Demographics
Average Male Díaz Height
172.34 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Díaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Díaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Díaz occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Diaz, Dîaz, Díáz, Diáz, Diàz, Díáź or Diãz. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Díaz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 17,259th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 226,998 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Díaz are found; 29 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 28 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most widespread in Spain, where it is borne by 8,982 people, or 1 in 5,205. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Madrid, where 31 percent reside, Andalusia, where 18 percent reside and Catalonia, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Spain this last name exists in 97 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 24 percent reside and Puerto Rico, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diaz | 92 | 4,355,864 | / |
| Dîaz | 92 | 7 | / |
| Díáz | 92 | 3 | / |
| Díazz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Díasz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Diáz | 83 | 42 | / |
| Diàz | 83 | 3 | / |
| Díáź | 83 | 1 | / |
| Diãz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dyaz | 75 | 584 | / |
| Deaz | 75 | 103 | / |
| Días | 75 | 65 | / |
| Djaz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Dýaz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Díazová | 73 | 8 | / |
| Djaiz | 67 | 910 | / |
| Diasz | 67 | 718 | / |
| Diatz | 67 | 65 | / |
| Dajoz | 67 | 38 | / |
| Diazz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Diazt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dhiaz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hdiaz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Diazs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Diarz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Djaaz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Diaaz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dihaz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Diazx | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ddiaz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Diacz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dioaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dieaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dijaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Diazj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Diadz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diìaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djaïz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tdiaz | 67 | 1 | / |
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