How common is the surname Dia?

1,145 people in the United States had the surname Dia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,647 Americans. It ranked 22,471st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dia?

In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Dia identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 17% as white (not Hispanic).

Is the surname Dia getting more or less common?

More common. 698 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,145 in 2010, up 64%.

The surname Dia

A surname, carried by 1,145 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dia is more common than 86.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,145 people named Dia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,647 Americans. That is up 64% since 2000, when the Census counted 698.

#22,471

rank among US surnames

1,145

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+64%

change since 2000 (was #31,389)

Who is named Dia

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

54% of people named Dia identified as Black (not Hispanic), 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Black (not Hispanic) 54%
White (not Hispanic) 17%
Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11%
Two or more races 3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Dia?: 1,145 people in the United States had the surname Dia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,647 Americans. It ranked 22,471st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dia?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Dia identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Dia getting more or less common?: More common. 698 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,145 in 2010, up 64%.