Across the world, דייגו (Diego 
, Djego 
, דייגו 
) is a prevalent male first name. The first name דייגו is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Argentina, where it is a widespread male name, Uruguay, and Paraguay, where it is a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico. Much less frequently, דייגו is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Diego | Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil |
| Djego | Indonesia, Croatia, Argentina, Cameroon, Brazil |
| דייגו | Israel |
Chaime, Diago, Didac, Didacus, Didak, Diogo, Dydak, Día, Dídac, Džeimss, Fritaa, Giacomo, Iacobus, Iacopo, Jaakko, Jacb, Jacco, Jaco, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacques, Jacó, Jakez, Jakob, Jakov, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakób, Jakúb, James, Jaume, Jim, Jiminy, Jockel, Jokūbas, Jákob, Jämes, Merdaa, Santiago, Santjago, Seamus, Séamus, Thiago, Tiago, Ya'Acov, Ya'Aqov, Yaacov,
דייגו is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Zorro , the fictional character, The Curse of Capistrano; Diego Castillo , the fictional character from the 2021 video game Far Cry 6; Diego , the Ice Age character; Diego Hargreeves , character in The Umbrella Academy and Diego Alatriste , the fictional literary character created by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Captain Alatriste, and in many other works.