Diego Surname

7,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guam

Diego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico28,7311:4,320565
Philippines14,7631:6,858601
Spain8,3931:5,570689
Peru4,6691:6,8071,029
United States4,3781:82,7919,398
Guatemala2,2681:7,091881
Argentina1,5831:27,0022,257
Brazil8711:245,7809,470
Cuba7341:15,6991,095
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Belize3741:950208
Honduras3551:24,835907
Bolivia3291:32,2692,132
France3291:201,89331,384
Algeria2901:133,21218,129
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
El Salvador2751:23,069983
Dominican Republic2471:42,2392,243
Guam2471:64889
Italy2331:262,47534,684
Colombia2221:215,1995,084
Venezuela2151:140,4844,456
Nicaragua2141:28,1361,109
Uruguay1651:20,7992,401
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Canada1371:268,94625,310
Russia1281:1,125,96183,965
Iceland1161:3,277459
Chile1041:169,3895,602
Portugal941:110,8325,195
England761:733,13240,828
Malaysia661:446,88222,856
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Ecuador491:324,6099,222
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Ivory Coast451:512,69416,131
Paraguay451:160,8173,242
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Angola361:749,7002,649
Australia331:818,05251,601
Israel281:305,63026,425
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Andorra181:4,658913
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Panama171:230,1336,157
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Wales121:257,87814,969
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Denmark101:564,47234,222
India101:76,706,538639,611
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
China71:195,331,65210,124
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Congo51:997,81917,129
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
San Marino11:33,214932
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

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 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diêgo936/
Diégo933/
Diëgo933/
Diegó931/
Diengo91332/
Diegos9161/
Diegou9142/
Dhiego916/
Dieggo913/
Diiego912/
Diyego912/
Ddiego911/
Dioego911/
Diegho911/
Diegoa911/
Diegoh911/
Diegoz911/
Djiego911/
Dieago910/
Digo894,032/
Dego892,273/
Diengou8313/
D'diego834/
Dihengo833/
Djiegho831/
Djiegou831/
Djiengo831/
D'Iengo831/
Diengoh831/
Diogo80145,341/
Djigo8016,376/
Daigo805,500/
Digoh801,167/
Diega80789/
Djego80754/
Degos80610/
Deago80596/
Digou80418/
Degot80373/
Digos80329/
Degou80284/
Daego80262/
Deugo80238/
Degoy80155/
Digoy80123/
Digot80117/
Digoň8087/
Degho8070/
Digoo8067/
Deigo8062/
Dhego8052/
Degoi8042/
Diigo8035/
Digho8028/
Degoh8027/
Dyego8024/
Degoa8024/
Doigo8022/
Digoi8020/
Degoj8013/
Dhigo8013/
Dgigo8012/
Deego8011/
Digod809/
Digoa807/
Degod807/
Duigo806/
Diggo806/
Doego806/
Hdego805/
Disgo805/
Deggo804/
Digoj803/
Desgo803/
Degop802/
Digop802/
Dijgo802/
Duego802/
Digoz802/
Degoz802/
Díègô801/
Decgo801/
Degoo801/
Diheigoi772/
Djiengou771/
Djingo731,461/
Duigou731,201/
Deghou73793/
Degout73746/
Dienga73730/
Degois73690/
Djengo73605/
Dihigo73547/
Degood73484/
Djiogo73462/
Diegas73435/
Djegou73375/
Dayego73365/
Digout73303/
Diogou73210/
Deango73143/
Daingo73141/
Djeugo73133/
Degott73114/
Deygoo7391/
Deugou7373/
Degoud7369/
Degodt7353/
Djigou7348/
Deungo7343/
Diegha7338/
Digois7334/
Digoit7323/
Dejigo7322/
Djeigo7320/
Deingo7319/
Duegho7319/
Djigho7317/
Degoit7317/
Dehigo7315/
Djiggo7314/
Dhigoi7313/
Deghoy7310/
Daigoi739/
Diogoi738/
Diyago738/
Daigho737/
Dehgoz737/
Dighou737/
Diggot737/
Dikgoz735/
Deaego735/
Diegat734/
Djiega734/
Digoud734/
Diogoy733/
Daigot733/
Dyengo733/
Doingo733/
Deagos732/
Dighod732/
Degoys732/
Ddjigo732/
Deghoÿ732/
Degoux732/
Deyego732/
Deygou732/
Digoux732/
Dijigo732/
Djeago732/
Djigoh732/
Digott731/
Dijago731/
Djihgo731/
Dhegho731/
Deegoj731/
Degoha731/
Degosh731/
Dyegou731/
Duingo731/
Deggou731/
Dajigo731/
Dighos731/
Tdiogo731/
Djuigo731/
Djoigo731/
Djegho731/
Djegoh731/
Djigoa731/
Djigoo731/
Djikgo731/
Diyogo731/
Djaigo731/
Degous731/
Degoût731/
Dehgod731/
Deagoh731/
Deagou731/
Daigou731/
Dyiogo731/
Deugop731/
Deyogo731/
Diggoh731/
Dheago731/
Dioggo731/
Diohgo731/
Dehago731/
Diogho731/
Digous731/
Djigoy731/
Degoss731/
Digood731/
Dhigoj731/
Deshgo730/
Duiega730/
Doiggo730/
Degoyt730/
Dega6710,004/
Diga675,135/
Dugo673,708/
Dihenga67655/
Djengou67257/
Djiogho67143/
Diyenga6793/
Diyongo6779/
Deygout6765/
Deghosh6753/
Degoosh6746/
Tdeango6734/
Djeagou6729/
Djingou6729/
Djgo6726/
Deyongo6726/
Dygo6714/
Djenggo6712/
Djienga6711/
Djiogou6710/
Deshgod675/
Digă675/
Deghous675/
Dijenga674/
Diyango673/
Dawiega672/
Duigood672/
Dejango672/
Degà672/
Degouth672/
Djuigou672/
Djiggou672/
Diggott671/
Djoigou671/
Diajgou671/
Deygosh671/
Dheegot671/
Deyango671/
Deugosz671/
Dikgooe671/
Djuigoh671/
Djuingo671/
Doingou671/
Djingoy671/
Djiogoh671/
Djeengo671/
Djeggou671/
Djaingo671/
Degá671/
Dehango671/
Dawegoy671/
Dahiogo671/
Daigous671/
Daiygou671/
Dégo671/
Deungou671/
Dikgoiz671/
Djegoud671/
Deagood670/
Deaggos670/
Disgoud670/

Diego Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diego in the Georgian language
დიეგოdiego-
Diego in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻴﻜﻮjykw-
Diego in the Marathi language
िदएगोida'ego33.33
िडएगोida'ego16.67
िडअॅगोidaaego16.67
दीयेगोdiyego16.67
िदअेगोidaaego16.67
Diego in the Russian language
Диегоdiego-
Diego in the Arabic language
دييغوdyyghw-

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