Artiga Surname

69,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
El Salvador
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Artiga Surname User-submission:

Artiga, Artigas, Artigues, Artigal, Artigau, Artigó, Artigós, Artigosa, Artigot. All these surnames are of Catalan origin. The origin is from a Gallic word, artica.

Artiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
El Salvador3,6981:1,715310
United States1,2221:296,61127,425
Philippines3781:267,82639,333
Spain3701:126,3579,725
Guatemala3671:43,8222,151
Chile2421:72,7952,971
France1651:402,56259,152
Honduras1311:67,3011,432
Venezuela1021:296,1186,872
Mexico761:1,633,24016,970
Canada561:657,95753,499
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Cuba491:235,1574,670
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Nicaragua141:430,0783,469
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Belize101:35,5472,218
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Curaçao11:157,2471,313

The alternate forms: Artíga (1) are calculated separately.

Artiga (41) may also be a first name.

Artiga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Artiga, Artigas, Artigues, Artigal, Artigau, Artigó, Artigós, Artigosa, Artigot. All these surnames are of Catalan origin. The origin is from a Gallic word, artica.

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Artiga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Artiga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Artiga occurs in El Salvador more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Artíga. Click here to see other possible spellings of Artiga.

How Common Is The Last Name Artiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Artiga is the 69,819th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,028,153 people. Artiga occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Artiga live; 60 percent live in Central America and 60 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Artiga is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 41 people.

The surname is most commonly used in El Salvador, where it is borne by 3,698 people, or 1 in 1,715. In El Salvador it is mostly found in: San Salvador Department, where 47 percent reside, La Libertad Department, where 17 percent reside and Cuscatlán Department, where 13 percent reside. Barring El Salvador Artiga is found in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.

Artiga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Artiga last name are 46.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 99.39% registered with the party.

The amount Artiga earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.24% less than the national average, earning $40,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.61% less than the national average, earning $47,393 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Artíga941/
Artigas9218,608/
Artigau92396/
Artiega9210/
Artioga924/
Artigaz924/
Gartiga921/
Hartiga921/
Arteiga921/
Artaiga921/
Artigaud86277/
Artigaut8679/
Artigaux8630/
Hartigay861/
Ardtigas861/
Ortiga832,245/
Artega831,292/
Artigo83819/
Artige83234/
Ertiga831/
Artuga831/
Artigouha8066/
Arteaga77243,969/
Ortigas771,642/
Artigot77276/
Artiges77203/
Artigos77181/
Artigou7739/
Artegas7726/
Ortiega776/
Artegea776/
Ortigaa775/
Orteiga775/
Artehga773/
Arteuga773/
Arteega772/
Ortigoa772/
Ourtiga772/
Artígas771/
Oirtiga771/
Hartige771/
Artegga771/
Arttega771/
Ortigaz771/
Hertiga771/
Ortaiga770/
Artigues712,338/
Artiguez71267/
Artiguet71132/
Arteagas7193/
Aarteaga715/
Artteaga714/
Harteaga713/
Artheaga713/
Arrteaga712/
D'Artigo711/
Artiguer711/
Hortigas711/
Arteagaj711/
Aerteaga711/
Hartoige711/
Hartiger711/
Heartige711/
Arteagaz711/
Arteagau710/
Ortega671,327,950/
Ortigo67327/
Artego6725/
Ortéga6723/
Ortige676/
Artegi674/
Ortuga672/
Òrtega672/
Örtega671/
Ortigé671/
Ortèga671/

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