Díaz is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Díaz
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

Dia's or of Dia; i.e., son of Dia, Diag, Diago or Diego.

Surname Diaz is variant of Dietze. Descendant of Teuzo, a pet form of names beginning with Diet meaning "people," as Theudoald, Theotwig, and Theudulf.

The son of Diago, corrupted form of Diego meaning "supplanter".

The Diaz is the variant form of Dietz. Descendant of Teuzo, a pet form of names beginning with Diet meaning "people," as Theudoald, Theotwig, and Theudulf.

How popular is Díaz?

Díaz is common in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Spain, Venezuela, United States, Peru, Cuba, Chile, Philippines, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Paraguay, Panama, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Bolivia, France, Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Australia, England, Trinidad and Tobago, Germany, Belgium, Thailand, Morocco, Italy, Switzerland, Belize, Portugal, Guam, Russia, Netherlands, Taiwan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Northern Mariana Islands, New Zealand, Aruba, South Africa, Sweden, Andorra, Japan, India, Malaysia, Austria, Jamaica, Ireland, Norway.

Díaz is ranked 132 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Diazs grew by 38.08 per cent to 347636 since 2000 and ranked 55 after elevating 18 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 92.56 91.22
White 5.19 6.17
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.19 1.19
Black 0.65 0.73
Others 0.25 0.47
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.16 0.22
Diaz is quite popular family name mostly used in Mexico however Puerto Rico is ahead in terms of density. Around 4355854 people have been found who wears Diaz as their family name. Diaz is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Díaz:
18 Mexico937,713
11 Colombia496,999
6 Argentina397,338
14 Spain345,576
9 Venezuela315,057
84 United States292,849
14 Peru224,320
7 Cuba218,109
4 Chile202,031
30 Philippines136,449
7 Dominican Republic126,251
3 Puerto Rico107,639
18 Guatemala103,851
Countries with ten thousands of Díaz:
16 Honduras88,100
17 El Salvador59,183
16 Nicaragua58,372
35 Ecuador54,312
34 Paraguay44,982
16 Panama29,489
53 Costa Rica26,448
11 Uruguay26,060
109 Bolivia20,024
391 France13,539
Countries with thousands of Díaz:
1,497 Brazil5,909
1,547 Canada3,549
5,116 Indonesia2,936
1,977 Australia1,946
4,505 England1,633
140 Trinidad and Tobago1,396
8,810 Germany1,169
1,598 Belgium1,046
Countries with hundreds of Díaz:
9,408 Thailand980
6,572 Morocco852
13,382 Italy803
1,743 Switzerland773
98 Belize686
1,193 Portugal642
29 Guam568
34,503 Russia415
7,311 Netherlands392
652 Taiwan378
792 Bahrain309
14,774 Saudi Arabia278
40 Northern Mariana Islands275
3,107 New Zealand256
57 Aruba231
24,186 South Africa231
3,463 Sweden224
62 Andorra201
16,552 Japan194
109,634 India189
10,537 Malaysia170
10,554 Austria124
2,107 Jamaica104
3,435 Ireland102
7,301 Norway101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,922 Denmark97
51 Curaçao94
1,291 Senegal90
19,549 Pakistan87
206 United States Virgin Islands86
39,342 Tanzania79
1,120 China68
11,666 United Arab Emirates59
9,381 Iraq58
7,566 Kuwait58
6,964 Scotland52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,114 Brunei49
5,910 Wales46
9,117 Sri Lanka45
1,478 New Caledonia42
3,053 Luxembourg41
20,390 Israel40
6,278 Singapore39
36,495 Czechia38
185 Gibraltar38
6,585 Qatar37
134 Equatorial Guinea36
13,963 Finland36
723 Malta36
3,021 Hong Kong32
1,949 French Polynesia31
42,435 Kazakhstan29
10,363 Afghanistan28
291 Cayman Islands28
525 Antigua and Barbuda26
4,689 Suriname26
89,279 Poland24
170,290 Nigeria23
42,756 Belarus22
66,013 Greece21
560 South Korea18
18,229 Botswana17
1,772 Iceland17
17,235 Latvia17
2,464 Vietnam16
4,879 Angola15
13,506 Bangladesh15
11,601 Lebanon14
4,299 Oman14
81,551 Uganda13
1,123 American Samoa11
83,447 Papua New Guinea11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,516 Barbados9
112,590 Cameroon9
8,246 Tunisia9
32,268 Uzbekistan9
30,722 Moldova8
283,701 Ukraine8
40,820 Croatia7
411 Dominica7
14,436 Haiti7
46,139 Ivory Coast7
2,872 Jersey7
51,431 Kenya7
463 Macau7
668 Monaco7
8,162 Sudan7
12,899 Northern Ireland6
20,863 Azerbaijan6
62,302 Egypt6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Angele Diaz from France aboard the Amerique from Havre & Plymouth on August 23, 1876. She is registered to be 9 years old when she arrived in USA. Felinde Diaz, aged 28, Francois Diaz (29) Merchant, are other Diaz that migrated to US.

Díaz Namesakes

  • Ron Diaz, American radio talk show host on iHeartMedia, Inc
  • Tom Diaz, American writer, lawyer
  • Lisette Diaz, American actress
  • Nils J. Diaz, former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Cameron Diaz, American actress and former model
  • Gloria Diaz, Filipino actress, TV host and beauty queen
  • Alyssa Diaz, American actress
  • Armando Diaz, Italian general and a Marshal of Italy
  • Vic Diaz, Filipino former character actor
  • Nick Diaz, American mixed martial artist and promoter
  • Matt Diaz, American former professional baseball outfielder
  • Daniel Martin Diaz, American artist and musician
  • Laura Diaz, American professional golfer
  • Rio Diaz, Filipino beauty queen, television presenter
  • Joey Diaz, Cuban-American standup comedian, actor
  • Matthew Diaz, former active-duty Lieutenant Commander and Judge Advocate General's Corps officer
  • Teddy Diaz, Filipino guitarist and composer
  • Rocsi Diaz, Honduran-American television and radio personality and model
  • Nate Diaz, American professional mixed martial artist currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Lav Diaz, Filipino independent filmmaker
  • Ogie Diaz, Filipino comedian
  • Paw Diaz, Filipina former actress, model and TV host
  • Melonie Diaz, American actress
  • Paquito Diaz, veteran Filipino actor and movie director
  • Amy Diaz, American actress

Díaz Namesakes

  • Ron Diaz, American radio talk show host on iHeartMedia, Inc
  • Tom Diaz, American writer, lawyer
  • Lisette Diaz, American actress
  • Nils J. Diaz, former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Cameron Diaz, American actress and former model
  • Gloria Diaz, Filipino actress, TV host and beauty queen
  • Alyssa Diaz, American actress
  • Armando Diaz, Italian general and a Marshal of Italy
  • Vic Diaz, Filipino former character actor
  • Nick Diaz, American mixed martial artist and promoter
  • Matt Diaz, American former professional baseball outfielder
  • Daniel Martin Diaz, American artist and musician
  • Laura Diaz, American professional golfer
  • Rio Diaz, Filipino beauty queen, television presenter
  • Joey Diaz, Cuban-American standup comedian, actor
  • Matthew Diaz, former active-duty Lieutenant Commander and Judge Advocate General's Corps officer
  • Teddy Diaz, Filipino guitarist and composer
  • Rocsi Diaz, Honduran-American television and radio personality and model
  • Nate Diaz, American professional mixed martial artist currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Lav Diaz, Filipino independent filmmaker
  • Ogie Diaz, Filipino comedian
  • Paw Diaz, Filipina former actress, model and TV host
  • Melonie Diaz, American actress
  • Paquito Diaz, veteran Filipino actor and movie director
  • Amy Diaz, American actress

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