Amunategui Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Amunategui Surname User-submission:

A Basque surname; from the words amuna, meaning 'grandmother' and tegui, meaning 'house' or 'place'.

Amunategui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile1481:119,0304,309
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Spain491:954,12336,393
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
France31:22,140,907385,998
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Amunátegui (4) are calculated separately.

Amunategui Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Basque surname; from the words amuna, meaning 'grandmother' and tegui, meaning 'house' or 'place'.

- jamuna

Amunategui Last Name Facts

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

Amunategui is more commonly found in Chile than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Amunátegui. For other potential spellings of Amunategui click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amunategui? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amunategui is the 825,152nd most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Amunategui reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 53 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name Amunategui is most common in Chile, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 119,030. In Chile it is most prevalent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 73 percent live, Valparaíso Region, where 18 percent live and Antofagasta Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Chile this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Spain, where 15 percent live.

Amunategui Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amunategui last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Amunategui earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 5.9% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,241 per year and in United States they earn 21.57% more than the national average, earning $52,456 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amunátegui974/
Amunategi958/
Amunatigui905/
Amonategui901/
Amantegui84258/
Aminnateghi761/
Amneteg7121/
Amnatkeo6724/
Aminatic6713/

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