Cigueñas Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Cigueñas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cigueñas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru2031:156,5728,125
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ciguenas (9) & Cigûeñas (1) are calculated separately.

Cigueñas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cigueñas occurs more in Peru more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Ciguenas or Cigûeñas. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cigueñas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,159,732nd most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cigueñas reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Andean South America.

The surname Cigueñas is most frequently held in Peru, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 156,572. In Peru it is most numerous in: Lambayeque Region, where 26 percent live, Lima Province, where 23 percent live and Cajamarca Region, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Peru this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 0 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Cigueñas Last Name Statistics demography

Cigueñas earn more than double the average income. In Peru they earn 154.17% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,270 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ciguenas969/
Cigûeñas961/
Chigueñas945/
Sigueñas882,346/
Zigueñas884/
Chiguenas828/
Siguheñas821/
Sigueña8010/
Ciguena803/
Cegueña802/
Siguenas7554/
Sigueñaz754/
Sigûeñas751/
Ciguineau713/
Cigena711/
Chigena672/
Cigenaş671/
Segueña671/
Siguiña671/
Siguena671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cigueñas
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