How common is the surname Dias?

16,044 people in the United States had the surname Dias in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,244 Americans. It ranked 2,266th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Dias?

In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Dias identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Dias?

Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, Brazilian footballer, followed by Carlos Alberto Dias.

Where is the surname Dias most common?

Wikidata records people named Dias in Brazil, Angola and the United States.

Is the surname Dias getting more or less common?

More common. 13,847 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,044 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Dias

A surname, carried by 16,044 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dias is more common than 98.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,044 people named Dias in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,244 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,847.

#2,266

rank among US surnames

16,044

people in 2010

5.4

per 100,000 Americans

+15.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,398)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,257	Willoughby	16,111	19,164
#2,258	Kinsey	16,102	19,174
#2,259	Dozier	16,091	19,187
#2,260	Holguin	16,090	19,189
#2,262	Shook	16,070	19,213
#2,263	Deluca	16,066	19,217
#2,265	Lyles	16,062	19,222

Who is named Dias

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

56% of people named Dias identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 6.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 29%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.7%
Two or more races 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Diass

32 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa
Brazilian footballer, born 1982
Carlos Alberto Dias
Brazilian association football player, 1967–2026
André Dias
Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1979
Filomeno Vieira Dias
Angolan prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1958)
Daniel Dias
Brazilian swimmer, born 1988
Virna Dias
Brazilian volleyball player, born 1971
Marley Dias
American activist and writer
Luís Henrique Dias
Brazilian footballer, born 1960
Dias Toffoli
Brazilian judge, minister of the Supreme Federal Court, born 1967
Alvaro Dias
Brazilian politician, Former federal deputy and former governor of the state of Paraná, Br, born 1944
Tereza Cristina Corrêa da Costa Dias
Brazilian senator of the Republic and former minister of Agriculture, born 1954
Djalma Dias
Brazilian footballer (1939-1990)

Notable Diass come mostly from Brazil (27), Angola (2) and the United States (2).

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Surnames that sound like Dias

Dias has the Soundex code D200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D200.

Questions

How common is the surname Dias?: 16,044 people in the United States had the surname Dias in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,244 Americans. It ranked 2,266th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dias?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Dias identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Dias?: Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, Brazilian footballer, followed by Carlos Alberto Dias.
Where is the surname Dias most common?: Wikidata records people named Dias in Brazil, Angola and the United States.
Is the surname Dias getting more or less common?: More common. 13,847 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,044 in 2010, up 16%.