Artigas Surname
Approximately 18,608 people bear this surname
Artigas Surname Definition:
Found in Vizcaya. Could be misspelling of surname "Arteaga" (see). Could also derive from Spanish "artigar" whose source is the latin "exarticare." If correct, means to conquer or defeat on open ground, i.e., a warrior or group of warriors who won engagement by fighting in open field.
Read More About This SurnameArtigas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 5,955 | 1:5,072 | 631 |
| Spain | 3,862 | 1:12,106 | 1,404 |
| Chile | 1,591 | 1:11,073 | 926 |
| Brazil | 1,569 | 1:136,440 | 5,211 |
| Argentina | 1,231 | 1:34,723 | 2,898 |
| Uruguay | 1,177 | 1:2,916 | 341 |
| Mexico | 1,080 | 1:114,932 | 4,006 |
| Philippines | 874 | 1:115,833 | 19,980 |
| United States | 612 | 1:592,253 | 48,330 |
| France | 296 | 1:224,401 | 34,808 |
| Cuba | 199 | 1:57,903 | 2,250 |
| Honduras | 27 | 1:326,535 | 2,797 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Artígas (1) are calculated separately.
Artigas (1,784) may also be a first name.
Artigas Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found in Vizcaya. Could be misspelling of surname "Arteaga" (see). Could also derive from Spanish "artigar" whose source is the latin "exarticare." If correct, means to conquer or defeat on open ground, i.e., a warrior or group of warriors who won engagement by fighting in open field.
Plural form of "artiga" and refers to a plowed field.
Basque-Navarrese name.
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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Artigas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Artigas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Artigas (Russian: Артигас) is more frequently found in Venezuela than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Artígas. For other potential spellings of Artigas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Artigas? popularity and diffusion
Artigas is the 28,858th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 391,635 people. The surname Artigas occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Artigas reside; 62 percent reside in South America and 32 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 181,118th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 1,784 people.
It is most numerous in Venezuela, where it is carried by 5,955 people, or 1 in 5,072. In Venezuela it is most frequent in: Trujillo, where 32 percent live, Zulia, where 18 percent live and Carabobo, where 10 percent live. Aside from Venezuela this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 21 percent live and Chile, where 9 percent live.
Artigas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Artigas are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.46% registered with the party.
The amount Artigas earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,550 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.08% less than the national average, earning $17,236,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $42,786 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artígas | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gartigas | 93 | 9 | / |
| Ardtigas | 93 | 1 | / |
| Artiga | 92 | 7,088 | / |
| Ortigas | 86 | 1,642 | / |
| Artigau | 86 | 396 | / |
| Artigos | 86 | 181 | / |
| Artegas | 86 | 26 | / |
| Artiega | 86 | 10 | / |
| Artigaz | 86 | 4 | / |
| Artioga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Artaiga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arteiga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gartiga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hartiga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Artigaud | 80 | 277 | / |
| Arteagas | 80 | 93 | / |
| Artigaut | 80 | 79 | / |
| Artigaux | 80 | 30 | / |
| Hortigas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hartigay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ortiga | 77 | 2,245 | / |
| Artega | 77 | 1,292 | / |
| Artigo | 77 | 819 | / |
| Artíga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arteaga | 71 | 243,969 | / |
| Ortegas | 71 | 557 | / |
| Artigot | 71 | 276 | / |
| Artigou | 71 | 39 | / |
| Ortiega | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ortigaa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Orteiga | 71 | 5 | / |
| Arteuga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Artehga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ourtiga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ortigoa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Arteega | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ortigaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oirtiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arttega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Artegga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ortaiga | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hortegas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aarteaga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Artteaga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Harteaga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Artheaga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arrteaga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arteagaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Artigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orthegas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arteagaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arteagau | 67 | 0 | / |
Artigas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Artigas in the Russian language | ||
| Артигас | artigas | - |
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