Duenias Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Duenias Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from the town of Dueñas, in Castile and Leon, North-central Spain. It is common among Jews and conversos (forcible Jewish converts to Catholicism).

Duenias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel121:713,13647,700
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Dueñias (1) are calculated separately.

Duenias Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from the town of Dueñas, in Castile and Leon, North-central Spain. It is common among Jews and conversos (forcible Jewish converts to Catholicism).

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Duenias Last Name Facts

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

Duenias is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Dueñias. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duenias? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Duenias reside; 40 percent reside in West Asia and 40 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

Duenias is most common in Israel, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 713,136. In Israel it is most frequent in: Central District, where 50 percent live, Judea and Samaria Area, where 25 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 17 percent live. Beside Israel this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Duenias Last Name Statistics demography

Duenias earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dueñias951/
Douenias9348/
Dujenias937/
Dunias9254/
Duenia925/
Duenhas86371/
Dounias86368/
Doenias8628/
Duenyas8623/
Duinias865/
Daunias861/
Dojenias8069/
Duhinias805/
Dejenias801/
Duenha77238/
Dunios7733/
Dinias7730/
Duenya7724/
Duiñas779/
Dunjas772/
Tuenia770/
Deanhas71293/
Dujeñas7157/
Doenyas7125/
Dujiñas712/
Douegna711/
Ddunios711/
Duhenio711/
Duignia710/
Dunihos710/
Duneeas710/
Duhineas674/
Duhiñeas673/
Duhingia671/
Dbiniash671/
Dojeñias671/

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