Duque Surname

3,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

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.

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Duque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia77,0921:620119
Venezuela25,2281:1,197219
Philippines16,3171:6,204532
Brazil14,3441:14,924780
Spain12,5131:3,736453
Mexico10,1481:12,2321,157
United States7,9701:45,4785,545
Ecuador6,0951:2,610460
Portugal3,7551:2,774368
Chile3,2341:5,447658
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Cuba1,5721:7,330732
Peru1,4041:22,6382,547
Panama1,1511:3,399424
Guatemala1,1071:14,5281,349
Uruguay5141:6,677739
Canada4941:74,5868,430
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Honduras4161:21,193855
Argentina3851:111,0229,365
Dominican Republic3241:32,2001,866
El Salvador2741:23,153985
France2731:243,30737,643
Belgium1091:105,47415,893
England1091:511,17532,340
Australia991:272,68424,601
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Costa Rica551:86,9101,566
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Taiwan411:571,8234,251
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Guam211:7,6251,143
Austria191:448,18144,644
Israel181:475,42436,085
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
China141:97,665,8265,141
São Tomé and Príncipe111:16,129920
Puerto Rico101:355,0142,904
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Belize71:50,7822,565
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Norway61:857,04855,549
Macau61:100,272488
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Duque Last Name Facts

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

Duque (Arabic: دوكي) is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Duqué, Dúque, Duquè, Dùque or Düquë. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duque? popularity and diffusion

The last name Duque is the 3,001st most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,837 people. Duque is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Duque are found; 68 percent are found in South America and 54 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Duque is also the 374,596th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 510 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is carried by 77,092 people, or 1 in 620. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Antioquia Department, where 35 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 16 percent are found and Capital District, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Colombia it occurs in 93 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 13 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

Duque Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Duque has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 88,556 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 10,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Duque Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Duque surname are 41.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.16% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duqué93115/
Dúque932/
Duquè932/
Dùque931/
Duquet911,933/
Duques911,333/
Duquez911,091/
Douque9148/
Ducque9125/
Dusque915/
Duquee914/
Duquer914/
Duquey912/
Duqueh912/
Deuque911/
Dudque911/
Duquie911/
Dauque911/
Dukque911/
Duique911/
Dugque911/
Duqe8920/
Duqu8920/
Düquë871/
Dausque83468/
Dungque8348/
Deuquet8346/
Duiquet8326/
Duquett8322/
Ducquet8320/
Douquet839/
Dhuique836/
Duquech834/
Duqueis832/
Dduquez831/
D'Duque831/
Duquetz830/
Dique8014,907/
Dugue805,418/
Duqui8034/
Dukue8019/
Duqeu804/
Duuqe804/
Duqie804/
Duqes802/
Duqua802/
Duuke802/
Duquq802/
Duqet801/
Duqug801/
Duqwe801/
Ducue801/
Duqee801/
Duquz801/
Dhuicque77129/
Dausques7717/
Dousquet772/
Dhuisque771/
Duq7531/
Duguey73384/
Dougue73134/
Duquay73121/
Deugue73108/
Dauqui7374/
Douqué7351/
Duquis7324/
Duquai7312/
Duquit734/
Duquiz733/
Duquid732/
Duquoi732/
Dunqui732/
Dúquez732/
Douquz732/
Duquio731/
Dhuuke731/
Daugue731/
Duquoy731/
Dukuet731/
Diquee731/
Diquie731/
Duukie731/
Ddique731/
Douqua731/
Douqui731/
Duguee731/
D'Huicque716/
D'huigque711/
Duke6787,754/
Duce674,734/
Deugoue671,609/
Duqi67438/
Deukoue6797/
Dougoue6765/
Ducq6759/
Ducouer6739/
Ducouet6717/
Duquait6714/
Deuq6713/
Douguej677/
Dunggue676/
Duungwe674/
Duuk673/
Douquio673/
Duhq673/
Duquist672/
Duuq672/
Duucker671/
Duug671/
Diqe671/
Hdungue671/
Dudq671/
Duqs671/
Duqy671/
Duiq671/
Douq671/
Dusq671/
Dukq671/
Dhuq671/
Hduq671/
Duiquid670/
Doughue670/

Duque Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duque in the Arabic language
دوكيdwky-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Duque
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