Duque Surname
Approximately 187,643 people bear this surname
Duque Surname Definition:
One connected in some way with a duke's household. A Duque was a nobleman in charge of a province.
Found in Santander and Castile. Title of nobility second only to the title king. In general, Duque was a nobleman in charge of a province.
Read More About This SurnameDuque Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 77,092 | 1:620 | 119 |
| Venezuela | 25,228 | 1:1,197 | 219 |
| Philippines | 16,317 | 1:6,204 | 532 |
| Brazil | 14,344 | 1:14,924 | 780 |
| Spain | 12,513 | 1:3,736 | 453 |
| Mexico | 10,148 | 1:12,232 | 1,157 |
| United States | 7,970 | 1:45,478 | 5,545 |
| Ecuador | 6,095 | 1:2,610 | 460 |
| Portugal | 3,755 | 1:2,774 | 368 |
| Chile | 3,234 | 1:5,447 | 658 |
| Angola | 1,578 | 1:17,103 | 2,033 |
| Cuba | 1,572 | 1:7,330 | 732 |
| Peru | 1,404 | 1:22,638 | 2,547 |
| Panama | 1,151 | 1:3,399 | 424 |
| Guatemala | 1,107 | 1:14,528 | 1,349 |
| Uruguay | 514 | 1:6,677 | 739 |
| Canada | 494 | 1:74,586 | 8,430 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Honduras | 416 | 1:21,193 | 855 |
| Argentina | 385 | 1:111,022 | 9,365 |
| Dominican Republic | 324 | 1:32,200 | 1,866 |
| El Salvador | 274 | 1:23,153 | 985 |
| France | 273 | 1:243,307 | 37,643 |
| Belgium | 109 | 1:105,474 | 15,893 |
| England | 109 | 1:511,175 | 32,340 |
| Australia | 99 | 1:272,684 | 24,601 |
| Germany | 61 | 1:1,319,762 | 83,187 |
| Costa Rica | 55 | 1:86,910 | 1,566 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Mozambique | 49 | 1:556,359 | 1,404 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1:186,657 | 16,684 |
| Taiwan | 41 | 1:571,823 | 4,251 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Italy | 22 | 1:2,779,849 | 97,128 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 11 | 1:16,129 | 920 |
| Puerto Rico | 10 | 1:355,014 | 2,904 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Belize | 7 | 1:50,782 | 2,565 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Macau | 6 | 1:100,272 | 488 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Duqué (115), Dúque (2), Duquè (2), Dùque (1) & Düquë (1) are calculated separately.
Duque (510) may also be a first name.
Duque Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One connected in some way with a duke's household. A Duque was a nobleman in charge of a province.
Found in Santander and Castile. Title of nobility second only to the title king. In general, Duque was a nobleman in charge of a province. Surname does not mean that bearer has title, however, and may only imply that at one time it was used as a nickname for one who acted like a duke.
Castilian name from mountains of Santander and descendant of dukes of Cantabrian.
Duque Demographics
Average Male Duque Height
172.38 cm
Average Female Duque Height
162.02 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Duque Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Duque Come From? nationality or country of origin
Duque (Arabic: دوكي) is found most in Colombia. It may also be rendered as: Duqué, Dúque, Duquè, Dùque or Düquë. Click here for further potential spellings of Duque.
How Common Is The Last Name Duque? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,001st most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 38,837 people. The last name Duque is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Duque live; 68 percent live in South America and 54 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 374,596th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 510 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is carried by 77,092 people, or 1 in 620. In Colombia Duque is most numerous in: Antioquia Department, where 35 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 16 percent live and Capital District, where 12 percent live. Outside of Colombia this last name is found in 93 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 13 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.
Duque Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Duque has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Duque surname grew 88,556 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 10,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Duque Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Duque surname are 41.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.16% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Duque earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,624 per year; in South Africa they earn 65.65% less than the national average, earning R 81,624 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.74% more than the national average, earning $26,730,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.92% less than the national average, earning $41,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.22% less than the national average, earning $48,082 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Duque Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Duque in the Arabic language | ||
| دوكي | dwky | - |
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Duque Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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