Diegues Surname

199,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Diegues Surname User-submission:

The surname Diegues means the 'son of Diego', which is the Spanish version of the names James.

Diegues Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,2511:171,1236,594
Portugal5471:19,0461,354
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
France521:1,277,360130,443
Cuba451:256,0604,953
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Diégues (6) are calculated separately.

Diegues (46) may also be a first name.

Diegues Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Diegues means the 'son of Diego', which is the Spanish version of the names James.

- mork666

Diegues Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diegues occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Diégues. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diegues? popularity and diffusion

It is the 199,831st most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,486,864 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Diegues live; 63 percent live in South America and 60 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,484,914th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 46 people.

Diegues is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 1,251 people, or 1 in 171,123. In Brazil Diegues is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 61 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 11 percent live. Besides Brazil it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 26 percent live and Mexico, where 3 percent live.

Diegues Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Diegues earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 23.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,753 per year; in United States they earn 43.51% less than the national average, earning $24,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $43,273 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diégues956/
Dieges9287/
Dieguez8625,145/
Dieques8613/
Dienges8610/
Dieguer863/
Dieguis863/
Dieguei861/
Diigues861/
Diege8347/
Diegueiz801/
Dienge77462/
Dieger77189/
Diegui7741/
Diegez7716/
Dieghe777/
Dyiege776/
Diegie771/
Dieget771/
Djeguesse752/
Djiguesse751/
Diéguez71298/
Diequez7167/
Dieguiz7120/
Diiguez714/
Dièguez712/
Djiguep712/
Dehiges712/
Djiguet711/
Djegwes711/
Diegiez711/
Djigueh711/
Djeguer711/
Diegher710/
Dieguid710/
Diega67789/
Dyege67298/
Djege6713/
Diegi678/
Dgege673/
Djiegheu671/
Deiyeghe671/

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