Dieguez Surname

21,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Cuba

Dieguez Surname User-submission:

Dieguez, as it happens with Gonzalez, Martinez, Lopez, Fernandez, and so on, is a Spanish surname that means "son of Diego". Back in medieval ages, it was common to give a family name after the name of the patriarch. If your family name is Dieguez, someone's given name in your past was Diego.

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Dieguez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain8,5311:5,480681
Argentina3,5311:12,1051,121
Cuba3,5111:3,282435
Guatemala3,1121:5,168702
Mexico2,0331:61,0562,896
United States1,5861:228,53722,056
Brazil5911:362,22413,850
Peru4631:68,6485,131
Dominican Republic3001:34,7761,950
Chile2781:63,3692,670
France2231:297,86045,546
Venezuela1971:153,3204,683
Uruguay1731:19,8372,261
Ecuador1151:138,3126,910
Bolivia1101:96,5133,911
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Panama711:55,1022,607
England381:1,466,26563,675
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Paraguay191:380,8815,564
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Andorra151:5,5891,076
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Diéguez (298) & Dièguez (2) are calculated separately.

Dieguez (16) may also be a first name.

Dieguez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dieguez, as it happens with Gonzalez, Martinez, Lopez, Fernandez, and so on, is a Spanish surname that means "son of Diego". Back in medieval ages, it was common to give a family name after the name of the patriarch. If your family name is Dieguez, someone's given name in your past was Diego. It's a common name in the Orense region of Spain.

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Dieguez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dieguez is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Diéguez or Dièguez. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dieguez? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,644th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 289,821 people. Dieguez is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Dieguez live; 34 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 34 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most widely held in Spain, where it is carried by 8,531 people, or 1 in 5,480. In Spain Dieguez is most prevalent in: Galicia, where 40 percent reside, Andalusia, where 11 percent reside and Madrid, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Spain this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 14 percent reside and Cuba, where 14 percent reside.

Dieguez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dieguez surname are 44.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Dieguez earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 11.47% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,161 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.15% less than the national average, earning $17,219,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.83% less than the national average, earning $40,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $54,841 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diéguez95298/
Dièguez952/
Diegueiz931/
Diegez9216/
Diegues862,090/
Diequez8667/
Dieguiz8620/
Diiguez864/
Dieguer863/
Dieguei861/
Diegiez861/
Diege8347/
Dienge77462/
Dieger77189/
Dieges7787/
Diegui7741/
Dieghe777/
Dyiege776/
Dieget771/
Diégez771/
Diegie771/
Dieques7113/
Dienges7110/
Diégues716/
Dieguis713/
Djiguep712/
Diigues711/
Djiguet711/
Djigueh711/
Djeguer711/
Diegher710/
Dieguid710/
Diega67789/
Dyege67298/
Djege6713/
Diegi678/
Dgege673/
Djiegheu671/
Deiyeghe671/

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