Diego Surname
Approximately 72,772 people bear this surname
Diego Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 28,731 | 1:4,320 | 565 |
| Philippines | 14,763 | 1:6,858 | 601 |
| Spain | 8,393 | 1:5,570 | 689 |
| Peru | 4,669 | 1:6,807 | 1,029 |
| United States | 4,378 | 1:82,791 | 9,398 |
| Guatemala | 2,268 | 1:7,091 | 881 |
| Argentina | 1,583 | 1:27,002 | 2,257 |
| Brazil | 871 | 1:245,780 | 9,470 |
| Cuba | 734 | 1:15,699 | 1,095 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Belize | 374 | 1:950 | 208 |
| Honduras | 355 | 1:24,835 | 907 |
| Bolivia | 329 | 1:32,269 | 2,132 |
| France | 329 | 1:201,893 | 31,384 |
| Algeria | 290 | 1:133,212 | 18,129 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| El Salvador | 275 | 1:23,069 | 983 |
| Dominican Republic | 247 | 1:42,239 | 2,243 |
| Guam | 247 | 1:648 | 89 |
| Italy | 233 | 1:262,475 | 34,684 |
| Colombia | 222 | 1:215,199 | 5,084 |
| Venezuela | 215 | 1:140,484 | 4,456 |
| Nicaragua | 214 | 1:28,136 | 1,109 |
| Uruguay | 165 | 1:20,799 | 2,401 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Canada | 137 | 1:268,946 | 25,310 |
| Russia | 128 | 1:1,125,961 | 83,965 |
| Iceland | 116 | 1:3,277 | 459 |
| Chile | 104 | 1:169,389 | 5,602 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| England | 76 | 1:733,132 | 40,828 |
| Malaysia | 66 | 1:446,882 | 22,856 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| Ecuador | 49 | 1:324,609 | 9,222 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Ivory Coast | 45 | 1:512,694 | 16,131 |
| Paraguay | 45 | 1:160,817 | 3,242 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Andorra | 18 | 1:4,658 | 913 |
| Kazakhstan | 18 | 1:982,361 | 58,740 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Panama | 17 | 1:230,133 | 6,157 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Guyana | 9 | 1:84,691 | 6,279 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
The alternate forms: Diêgo (6), Diégo (3), Diëgo (3), Diegó (1) & Díègô (1) are calculated separately.
Diego (1,553,082) may also be a first name.
Diego Demographics
Average Diego Salary in
United States
$36,793 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Diego Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diego Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Diego (Arabic: دييغو, Georgian: დიეგო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻴﻜﻮ, Marathi: िदएगो, Russian: Диего) is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Diêgo, Diégo, Diëgo, Diegó or Díègô. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Diego? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,816th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 100,142 people. Diego is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Diego are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Diego is also the 461st most common forename world-wide, held by 1,553,082 people.
This last name is most frequent in Mexico, where it is carried by 28,731 people, or 1 in 4,320. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Puebla, where 15 percent live, México, where 15 percent live and Guerrero, where 12 percent live. Other than Mexico Diego is found in 126 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and Spain, where 12 percent live.
Diego Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Diego has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 8,584 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Diego Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Diego last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Diego last name are 43.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.4% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Diego earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning €28,486 per year; in Peru they earn 32.53% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,079 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.6% less than the national average, earning $22,112,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.73% less than the national average, earning $36,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.97% less than the national average, earning $46,718 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Diego Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diego in the Georgian language | ||
| დიეგო | diego | - |
| Diego in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻴﻜﻮ | jykw | - |
| Diego in the Marathi language | ||
| िदएगो | ida'ego | 33.33 |
| िडएगो | ida'ego | 16.67 |
| िडअॅगो | idaaego | 16.67 |
| दीयेगो | diyego | 16.67 |
| िदअेगो | idaaego | 16.67 |
| Diego in the Russian language | ||
| Диего | diego | - |
| Diego in the Arabic language | ||
| دييغو | dyyghw | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Diego
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