Sigueñas Surname

181,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Sigueñas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sigueñas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru2,3241:13,6761,801
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Siguenas (54) & Sigûeñas (1) are calculated separately.

Sigueñas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sigueñas is found most in Peru. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Siguenas or Sigûeñas. For other possible spellings of Sigueñas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigueñas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sigueñas is the 181,439th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,106,371 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sigueñas reside; 99 percent reside in South America and 99 percent reside in Andean South America.

This surname is most widely held in Peru, where it is held by 2,324 people, or 1 in 13,676. In Peru Sigueñas is primarily concentrated in: Lima Province, where 26 percent reside, Áncash Region, where 24 percent reside and Lambayeque Region, where 19 percent reside. Other than Peru it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 0 percent reside and Chile, where 0 percent reside.

Sigueñas Last Name Statistics demography

Sigueñas earn significantly less than the average income. In Peru they earn 31.86% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siguenas9654/
Sigûeñas961/
Siguheñas941/
Sigueña9310/
Cigueñas88206/
Zigueñas884/
Sigueñaz884/
Chigueñas825/
Segueña801/
Siguiña801/
Siguena801/
Ciguenas759/
Cigûeñas751/
Shiguena751/
Siquenas751/
Siguineau7175/
Sigena7122/
Chiguenas718/
Siegenhas710/
Seguena6750/
Siguina6711/
Ciguena673/
Cegueña672/
Seguiña672/

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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 Sigueñas
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