Díaz Surname

17,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

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.

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Díaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain8,9821:5,205645
Mexico7,5591:16,4211,379
Puerto Rico3,5861:990138
Guatemala2,6831:5,994785
Dominican Republic2,5731:4,055456
Chile8361:21,0721,329
Argentina8361:51,1284,311
Colombia7171:66,6312,993
Venezuela5531:54,6192,615
Cuba5311:21,7001,316
Panama5281:7,410756
United States4501:805,46462,023
Uruguay2771:12,3891,391
Peru2511:126,6307,280
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
England1871:297,95822,741
Germany1511:533,14944,599
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
France1021:651,20384,246
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Costa Rica561:85,3581,554
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Italy481:1,274,09876,496
Canada431:856,87466,382
India411:18,708,912282,725
Ecuador411:387,9479,859
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Australia331:818,05251,601
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Belgium201:574,83253,219
China181:75,962,3094,162
Malta181:23,9041,289
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Norway91:571,36544,190
Finland81:687,08836,047
Wales71:442,07621,198
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Andorra71:11,9771,439
Denmark61:940,78647,603
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Comoros11:749,524685
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

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.

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

Díaz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Díaz is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Diaz, Dîaz, Díáz, Diáz, Diàz, Díáź or Diãz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Díaz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,259th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 226,998 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Díaz reside; 29 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 28 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename globally, borne by 10 people.

It is most widely held in Spain, where it is carried by 8,982 people, or 1 in 5,205. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Madrid, where 31 percent are found, Andalusia, where 18 percent are found and Catalonia, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Spain Díaz exists in 97 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 24 percent are found and Puerto Rico, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diaz924,355,864/
Dîaz927/
Díáz923/
Díazz891/
Díasz891/
Diáz8342/
Diàz833/
Díáź831/
Diãz831/
Dyaz75584/
Deaz75103/
Días7565/
Djaz756/
Dýaz754/
Díazová738/
Djaiz67910/
Diasz67718/
Diatz6765/
Dajoz6738/
Diazz6713/
Diazt6712/
Dhiaz6710/
Hdiaz6710/
Diazs679/
Diarz679/
Djaaz677/
Diaaz677/
Dihaz676/
Diazx675/
Ddiaz674/
Diacz673/
Dioaz672/
Dieaz672/
Dijaz672/
Diazj672/
Diadz671/
Dayoz671/
Diìaz671/
Djaïz671/
Tdiaz671/

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