The Diana surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,090 people carried this name — #10,416 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 95,200 people counted. That is up 14% from 2,706 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,198 people named Diana live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 505 people named Diana.
201 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 42 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
179 people named Diana live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 78 people named Diana live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Diana in American newspapers,
1902–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 361,203 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Diana,
with a public archive behind them.
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Cristoforo Diana 1553–1636 · painter -
Laure Diana 1897–1980 · actor -
Pietro Diana 1140–1208 · Catholic priest
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Benedetto Rusconi 1460–1525 · painter
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Antonino Diana 1585–1663 · theologian
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Manuel Juan Diana 1814–1881 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Diana.
When the index is not enough
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