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

Dueñes occurs in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Duenes. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dueñes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 801,116th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Dueñes are found; 94 percent are found in South America and 74 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 272,995. In Colombia Dueñes is most numerous in: Santander Department, where 31 percent are found, Norte de Santander Department, where 27 percent are found and Antioquia Department, where 7 percent are found. Other than Colombia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 24 percent are found and Peru, where 20 percent are found.

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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