Yglesias Surname

136,853rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Yglesias Surname Definition:

(Span.) Churches (Dweller by the) [pl. of Span. iglesia, Low Latin ecclesia, church; Greek έέκκλησία, assembly, church]

Yglesias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1421:317,39028,990
Peru5861:54,2394,478
Argentina3301:129,52510,974
Venezuela2481:121,7914,095
Mexico1911:649,87510,382
Cuba1891:60,9672,328
Costa Rica1591:30,063878
Spain1301:359,63120,401
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Paraguay281:258,4554,403
El Salvador181:352,4382,576
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England91:6,190,895170,599
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Yglesias (11) may also be a first name.

Yglesias Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Span.) Churches (Dweller by the) [pl. of Span. iglesia, Low Latin ecclesia, church; Greek έέκκλησία, assembly, church]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Yglesias Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yglesias is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yglesias? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yglesias is the 136,853rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,223,168 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Yglesias are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,142 people, or 1 in 317,390. In The United States Yglesias is mostly found in: California, where 24 percent are found, Texas, where 22 percent are found and Florida, where 20 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 18 percent are found and Argentina, where 10 percent are found.

Yglesias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yglesias has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yglesias surname increased 38,067 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yglesias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yglesias are 38.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yglesias earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 13.53% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,762 per year and in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

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