Apestegui Surname

272,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Apestegui Surname User-submission:

As per Basque tradition, this last name describes the place or house where the family lived.

Apes/apez refers to a monk or religious figure.

Tegi/tegui/teguy means 'place' or 'house'.

Apestegui and its variants therefore means 'place of religious figures' or 'place of the monks'.

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Apestegui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru7221:44,0223,964
Argentina2511:170,29214,303
Spain1431:326,93719,176
Costa Rica901:53,1121,183
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Paraguay631:114,8692,572
Uruguay371:92,7509,282
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Panama41:978,06412,245
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Apéstegui (10) are calculated separately.

Apestegui Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

As per Basque tradition, this last name describes the place or house where the family lived.

Apes/apez refers to a monk or religious figure.

Tegi/tegui/teguy means 'place' or 'house'.

Apestegui and its variants therefore means 'place of religious figures' or 'place of the monks'.

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Apestegui Last Name Facts

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

Apestegui is found in Peru more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Apéstegui. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Apestegui? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 272,669th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,106,900 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Apestegui reside; 81 percent reside in South America and 51 percent reside in Andean South America.

The last name Apestegui is most frequently occurring in Peru, where it is held by 722 people, or 1 in 44,022. In Peru Apestegui is most common in: Lima Province, where 58 percent reside, Áncash Region, where 17 percent reside and Callao Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Peru Apestegui exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 18 percent reside and Spain, where 10 percent reside.

Apestegui Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Apestegui last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Apestegui earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,334 per year and in United States they earn 23.53% more than the national average, earning $53,302 USD per year.

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