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Surname Artigas (Artigas , Artigues , Артигас ) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The surname Artigas is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly British Virgin Islands, where it is a common surname, Uruguay, where it is quite a common surname, and Venezuela, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Spain, Venezuela, and Argentina. Much less frequently, Artigas is the forename as well as the last name.