Iglsias Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Iglsias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iglsias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Iglsias Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iglsias is borne by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iglsias? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,746,159th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Iglsias are found; 96 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 96 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

Iglsias is most numerous in Portugal, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 100,175. Barring Portugal this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 2 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iglsias
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