Explore the Family Name Dima

The meaning of Dima

1. Romanian: from Dima, a short form of the personal name Dimitrie, from Greek Dēmētrios (see Dimitris). 2. Italian (southern): from the personal name Dima, probably from Greek Demas (see Dimas 2), the name of a man mentioned by the Apostle Paul in the Bible. 3. Albanian: variant of Dhima and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.

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How common is the last name Dima in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dima has shown a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 59,293rd with 319 people bearing the name, approximating to 0.12 per 100k of the population. By 2010, the count rose by 24.14% to 396 individuals, pushing its rank up to 52,383rd and proportion per 100k to 0.13, which represents an 8.33% increase over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,293	#52,383	11.65%
Count	319	396	24.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dima

According to the ethnic identity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the ethnic distribution of those with the surname Dima saw considerable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority identifying as White increased from 80.88% to 83.59%. However, there were significant reductions in those identifying as Hispanic, down by 53.19% to 4.55%, and those who identified with two or more races, dropping from 3.45% to 0%. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying as Black skyrocketed by 141.69% to 10.61%. The Asian/Pacific Islander group saw a decrease of 19.75% to 1.26%, and the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives remained constant at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.88%	83.59%	3.35%
Black	4.39%	10.61%	141.69%
Hispanic	9.72%	4.55%	-53.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.57%	1.26%	-19.75%
Two or More Races	3.45%	0%	-100%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%