# Diniz (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/diniz/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Portuguese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Portuguese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 645 |
| US rank (2010) | 34,967 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 478,675 people |
| Change since 2000 | +28% (504 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Diniz.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Diniz in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 5.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Diniz in Brazil.

## People named Diniz

- Pedro Diniz, Brazilian racing driver (born 1970)
- Fernando Diniz, Brazilian professional football manager, former player and psychologist
- Marcus Diniz, Brazilian association football player
- Leila Diniz, Brazilian actress (1945–1972)
- Fabiana Diniz, Brazilian handball player
- Debora Diniz, Brazilian anthropologist
- Diva Diniz Corrêa, Brazilian marine zoologist
- Francisca Senhorinha da Motta Diniz, Brazilian writer
- Abilio Diniz, Brazilian businessman (1936–2024)
- André Diniz, Brazilian comics artist
- Gabriel Diniz, Brazilian singer (1990–2019)

## Similar surnames

Deniz, Ding, Dennis, Downs, Dang, Duong, Dumas, Duenas, Damico, Dong, Deng, Deyoung.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.