Figueres Surname

218,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Panama

Figueres Surname User-submission:

There's a town in the north of Spain, in Cataluña called Figueres. It's the place where the famous surrealist painter, Salvador Dali was born. It's all I know about my last name, and that my great grandfather was originally from France, although he emigrated to Argentina in the early 20th century.

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Figueres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain8611:54,3005,027
France4941:134,45920,557
Argentina1931:221,46818,222
Peru1141:278,80810,879
Panama811:48,2992,383
Costa Rica421:113,8111,827
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Israel161:534,85239,210
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Wales41:773,63329,106
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Andorra11:83,8382,381

Figueres Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There's a town in the north of Spain, in Cataluña called Figueres. It's the place where the famous surrealist painter, Salvador Dali was born. It's all I know about my last name, and that my great grandfather was originally from France, although he emigrated to Argentina in the early 20th century.

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Figueres Last Name Facts

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

The last name Figueres is more frequently found in Spain than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Figueres? popularity and diffusion

It is the 218,820th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,895,000 people. The last name Figueres is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Figueres are found; 46 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

It is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 861 people, or 1 in 54,300. In Spain Figueres is most common in: Catalonia, where 61 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 37 percent are found and Madrid, where 1 percent are found. Barring Spain this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in France, where 26 percent are found and Argentina, where 10 percent are found.

Figueres Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Figueres earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 6.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,617 per year and in United States they earn 15.7% less than the national average, earning $36,375 USD per year.

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