Fidalgo Surname

23,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Portugal

Fidalgo Surname User-submission:

This is a surname given to a nobleman or knight - someone who inherited nobility through accomplishments of bravery in battles.

Fidalgo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain7,2541:6,445800
Portugal6,4071:1,626242
Brazil2,2141:96,6913,636
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Argentina1,5941:26,8152,243
Cuba1,0881:10,591898
United States8251:439,34437,782
France7511:88,44612,657
Mexico1981:626,90010,187
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Cape Verde981:5,405209
Venezuela961:314,6267,121
England821:679,48938,951
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Uruguay471:73,0167,628
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Chile441:400,37410,831
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Andorra171:4,9321,003
Puerto Rico141:253,5812,469
São Tomé and Príncipe131:13,648822
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Fidalgo (113) may also be a first name.

Fidalgo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a surname given to a nobleman or knight - someone who inherited nobility through accomplishments of bravery in battles.

- fidalgo

Fidalgo Last Name Facts

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

Fidalgo (Marathi: िफदालगो, Russian: Фидальго) occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fidalgo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fidalgo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,217th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 312,127 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Fidalgo are found; 59 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 59 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Fidalgo is also the 881,625th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 113 people.

It is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 7,254 people, or 1 in 6,445. In Spain it is most numerous in: Castile and León, where 26 percent are found, Galicia, where 23 percent are found and Asturias, where 14 percent are found. Besides Spain it occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Fidalgo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fidalgo are 41.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.77% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fidalgo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 290.87% more than the national average, earning R 928,848 per year; in United States they earn 10.68% more than the national average, earning $47,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $54,782 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fidalgos931/
Fidalo921/
Fedalgo86354/
Fidalga8648/
Vidalgo8617/
Fidalio8610/
Fidaloo866/
Fidalou861/
Fidalho861/
Fidala77353/
Vidalo7713/
Vidallo711,983/
Fidalia7132/
Fidalla719/
Vidalga718/
Fydalho711/
Faidolo711/
Vidalio711/
Faidala711/
Faidalla6711/
Fidallah677/
Phidallo673/
Fidaalla672/
Fidaulla671/
Fidoulou671/

Fidalgo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fidalgo in the Marathi language
िफदालगोiphadalago-
Fidalgo in the Russian language
Фидальгоfidalgo-

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