Iñiguez Surname

15,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Iñiguez Surname Definition:

(Spanish), Inigo's or Ignatius's. (variant: Diaz.)

Iñiguez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico22,7351:5,460683
Argentina6,9591:6,142636
Spain4,0471:11,5521,350
Ecuador7191:22,1223,029
Chile2731:64,5292,703
Bolivia1091:97,3983,914
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Venezuela861:351,2107,613
Colombia481:995,2939,207
Peru341:934,82718,471
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
United States301:12,081,964463,456
France81:8,302,840321,660
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010

The alternate forms: Iniguez (9,073), Íñiguez (44), Iñíguez (7), Iňiguez (1) & Inigüez (1) are calculated separately.

Iñiguez Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish), Inigo's or Ignatius's. (variant: Diaz.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Iñiguez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iñiguez is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Iniguez, Íñiguez, Iñíguez, Iňiguez or Inigüez. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iñiguez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,837th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 207,003 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Iñiguez reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 22,735 people, or 1 in 5,460. In Mexico Iñiguez is most numerous in: Jalisco, where 62 percent live, Baja California, where 8 percent live and México, where 4 percent live. Besides Mexico it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 20 percent live and Spain, where 11 percent live.

Iñiguez Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Iñiguez earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 19.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,509 per year and in Colombia they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning $25,428,400 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iniguez959,073/
Íñiguez9544/
Iñíguez957/
Iňiguez951/
Iñiiguez934/
Inñiguez931/
Inigüez901/
Yñiguez863,003/
Iñeguez86217/
Iñigues86106/
Iñiquez8634/
Eñiguez8621/
Añiguez861/
Iñiguiz861/
Iniguiez802/
Inigueuz801/
Inniguez801/
Ynñiguez801/
Inguez7746/
Iniguz772/
Yniguez711,455/
Iniquez71310/
Inigues7177/
Ineguez7148/
Yñigues7130/
Yinguez718/
Yñiquez716/
Eñiquez715/
Yñeguez715/
Iñiques713/
Iniguaz713/
Eniguez712/
Iniguiz712/
Inaguez712/
Inuguez711/
Inyguez711/
Inguiez711/
Inicuez711/
Iniguoz711/
Ianguez711/
Iñegues711/
Iñiguis711/
Ingueza711/
Iñaguazo6732/
Inheguez6710/
Yañiquez677/
Ingoueza672/
Yeniguez671/
Enaiguez671/
Inigz671/
Inguz671/
Inniguze671/

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