Iglessias Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Iglessias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iglessias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1231:1,740,44256,713
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Iglessias Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iglessias (Russian: Иглессиас) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iglessias? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,478,479th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Iglessias reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 86 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 1,740,442. In Brazil Iglessias is most common in: São Paulo, where 36 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 28 percent reside and Paraná, where 7 percent reside. Beside Brazil this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 5 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Iglessias Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Iglessias last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

Iglessias Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iglessias in the Russian language
Иглессиасiglessias-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iglessias
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