Dueñes Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Dueñes 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).

Dueñes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1751:272,9955,559
Venezuela831:363,9057,786
Peru691:460,63913,676
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Duenes (989) are calculated separately.

Dueñes 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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Dueñes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dueñes occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Duenes. For other potential spellings of Dueñes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dueñes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 801,116th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Dueñes live; 94 percent live in South America and 74 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The surname is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 272,995. In Colombia it is mostly found in: Santander Department, where 31 percent reside, Norte de Santander Department, where 27 percent reside and Antioquia Department, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Colombia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 24 percent reside and Peru, where 20 percent reside.

Dueñes Last Name Statistics demography

Dueñes earn notably more than the average income. In Peru they earn 17.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duenes94989/
Dueñs912/
Dueñez834,872/
Dueñer833/
Duennes7759/
Duenges779/
Dunes73576/
Duene7315/
Duñez7311/
Duhenets7176/
Duhiñeas713/
Dujenest711/
Dienes673,508/
Deines673,277/
Duenez671,245/
Deynes671,113/
Deanes67641/
Daunes67371/
Dounes67247/
Dunnes6742/
Deenis6736/
Duenge6721/
Duneas6719/
Danees6716/
Daenes6715/
Douene6714/
Dejnes677/
Dhunes677/
Duenec676/
Dunões674/
Doenes674/
Dvenes673/
Dinees672/
Duines672/
Deenes672/
Duener672/
Dunesh671/
Dueñio671/
Duenie671/
Dueñaa671/
Dueney671/
Duhene671/
Duenis671/
Deunes671/
Duynes671/
Duneus671/
Duness670/

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