Iglesias Surname

2,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Iglesias Surname Definition:

Dweller near a church; one who came from Iglesias (church), in Spain.

Popular surname from valley of Población in Santander. Also name of village near Burgos. Derived from latin "ecelesia"— congregation in accord with the Pope, hence a Christian church.

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Iglesias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain92,9721:50340
Argentina25,3341:1,687224
Mexico14,7121:8,437936
Cuba14,3971:800135
United States11,4501:31,6563,954
Philippines5,5881:18,1172,152
Colombia5,5661:8,583990
Brazil4,3341:49,3941,922
Peru3,4051:9,3351,348
Chile3,1911:5,521662
El Salvador3,1171:2,035342
Uruguay2,9621:1,159130
Ecuador2,9081:5,470918
Venezuela2,5591:11,8031,048
Panama1,6841:2,323335
Nicaragua1,6351:3,683473
France1,6181:41,0525,136
Dominican Republic1,4021:7,441669
Honduras1,1561:7,627568
Bolivia9771:10,8661,157
Paraguay7391:9,793555
Portugal4721:22,0731,514
Costa Rica3841:12,448563
Switzerland3631:22,6253,579
England3561:156,51114,782
Australia3211:84,0999,745
Canada3181:115,86712,291
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Belgium2851:40,3396,596
Germany2471:325,93332,466
Andorra2271:36952
Guatemala2111:76,2212,657
Puerto Rico1501:23,668781
Guam1401:1,144168
Netherlands1191:141,90921,612
Italy751:815,42364,079
Belize621:5,733966
United Arab Emirates411:223,47015,418
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
India361:21,307,372304,812
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Northern Mariana Islands251:2,183246
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Greece151:738,65380,079
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Israel131:658,28045,106
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland111:486,71119,179
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Norway101:514,22941,629
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
China51:273,464,31313,838
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Wales41:773,63329,106
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Bangladesh21:79,678,38625,993
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Ethiopia21:48,773,13129,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ghana21:13,510,34623,679
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Iglésias (302), Iglesías (2), Iglesiás (1) & Iglèsias (1) are calculated separately.

Iglesias (171) may also be a first name.

Iglesias Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dweller near a church; one who came from Iglesias (church), in Spain.

Popular surname from valley of Población in Santander. Also name of village near Burgos. Derived from latin "ecelesia"— congregation in accord with the Pope, hence a Christian church.

This word comes from the latin "eclesia" meaning reunion of the people. It also indicates a fixed place for religious meetings.

Castilian name found throughout Peninsula.

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

User-submitted Reference

The surname Igrejas (or Iglesias) in Portuguese language means 'churches'. Iglesias is a Spanish version of the surname.

- rodrygues2012

A surname from the Spanish surname, meaning 'churches'.

- doner_kebab_

Iglesias Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iglesias (Arabic: إيجلسياس) is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Iglésias, Iglesías, Iglesiás or Iglèsias. Click here to see other potential spellings of Iglesias.

How Common Is The Last Name Iglesias? popularity and diffusion

The surname Iglesias is the 2,702nd most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 35,336 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Iglesias live; 45 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 45 percent live in Iberian Europe. Iglesias is also the 698,971st most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 171 people.

Iglesias is most numerous in Spain, where it is carried by 92,972 people, or 1 in 503. In Spain it is most common in: Galicia, where 30 percent are found, Madrid, where 12 percent are found and Asturias, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Spain it exists in 108 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent are found and Mexico, where 7 percent are found.

Iglesias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Iglesias has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 17,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Iglesias Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Iglesias last name is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Iglesias are 41.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Iglesias earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 30.32% more than the national average, earning €39,135 per year; in Norway they earn 10.75% less than the national average, earning 308,871 kr per year; in Peru they earn 26.47% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,516 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.84% less than the national average, earning $20,468,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.35% less than the national average, earning $41,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.72% more than the national average, earning $50,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Iglesias Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iglesias in the Arabic language
إيجلسياسayjlsyas-
اغلسياسaghlsyas-
اجليسياسajlysyas-
ايغليسياسayghlysyas-
اغليسياسaghlysyas-
ايجلسياسayjlsyas-

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