Artigas Surname

28,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Uruguay

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.

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Artigas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela5,9551:5,072631
Spain3,8621:12,1061,404
Chile1,5911:11,073926
Brazil1,5691:136,4405,211
Argentina1,2311:34,7232,898
Uruguay1,1771:2,916341
Mexico1,0801:114,9324,006
Philippines8741:115,83319,980
United States6121:592,25348,330
France2961:224,40134,808
Cuba1991:57,9032,250
Honduras271:326,5352,797
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Panama91:434,6958,518
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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

The last name Artigas (Russian: Артигас) occurs more in Venezuela more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Artígas. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Artigas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 28,858th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 391,635 people. The surname Artigas is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Artigas are found; 62 percent are found in South America and 32 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Artigas is also the 181,118th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 1,784 people.

This last name is most common in Venezuela, where it is held by 5,955 people, or 1 in 5,072. In Venezuela Artigas is primarily concentrated in: Trujillo, where 32 percent are found, Zulia, where 18 percent are found and Carabobo, where 10 percent are found. Other than Venezuela it is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 21 percent are found and Chile, where 9 percent are found.

Artigas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Artigas last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.46% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Artígas951/
Gartigas939/
Ardtigas931/
Artiga927,088/
Ortigas861,642/
Artigau86396/
Artigos86181/
Artegas8626/
Artiega8610/
Artigaz864/
Artioga864/
Artaiga861/
Arteiga861/
Gartiga861/
Hartiga861/
Artigaud80277/
Arteagas8093/
Artigaut8079/
Artigaux8030/
Hortigas801/
Hartigay801/
Ortiga772,245/
Artega771,292/
Artigo77819/
Artíga771/
Arteaga71243,969/
Ortegas71557/
Artigot71276/
Artigou7139/
Ortiega716/
Ortigaa715/
Orteiga715/
Arteuga713/
Artehga713/
Ourtiga712/
Ortigoa712/
Arteega712/
Ortigaz711/
Oirtiga711/
Arttega711/
Artegga711/
Ortaiga710/
Hortegas679/
Aarteaga675/
Artteaga674/
Harteaga673/
Artheaga673/
Arrteaga672/
Arteagaz671/
D'Artigo671/
Orthegas671/
Arteagaj671/
Arteagau670/

Artigas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Artigas in the Russian language
Артигасartigas-

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