Díez Surname
Approximately 1,472 people bear this surname
Díez Surname Definition:
The "-ez" suggests the patronymic "son of." Hence Díez is the son of Diego, shortened form of Santiago.
Ancient and popular surname found in all of Spain and form of Díaz. Díaz and Díez (see) are about equal in distribution. A patronymic, Diez often combines with other surnames, toponyms or estate names.
Read More About This SurnameDíez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1,291 | 1:36,214 | 3,587 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Colombia | 21 | 1:2,274,956 | 12,893 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Bolivia | 8 | 1:1,327,054 | 6,143 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Diez (114,297) & Diéz (4) are calculated separately.
Díez Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The "-ez" suggests the patronymic "son of." Hence Díez is the son of Diego, shortened form of Santiago.
Ancient and popular surname found in all of Spain and form of Díaz. Díaz and Díez (see) are about equal in distribution. A patronymic, Diez often combines with other surnames, toponyms or estate names. Equivalent to surnames Díaz, Diego, and Diéguez.
Patronymic of Día or Diego and common throughout the Peninsula.
See Días, Santiago.
Díez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Díez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Díez is carried by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Diez or Diéz. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Díez? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 265,691st most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,950,778 people. The surname Díez is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Díez live; 90 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent live in Iberian Europe.
The last name Díez is most frequent in Spain, where it is borne by 1,291 people, or 1 in 36,214. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Madrid, where 37 percent are found, Castile and León, where 13 percent are found and Catalonia, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Spain this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 2 percent are found and Mexico, where 2 percent are found.
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