Apesteguy Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Apesteguy 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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Apesteguy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1231:540,02273,838
Uruguay341:100,9349,883
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Saint Pierre and Miquelon151:427111
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Apestéguy (34) are calculated separately.

Apesteguy 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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Apesteguy Last Name Facts

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

Apesteguy is found most frequently in France. It can also occur in the variant forms: Apestéguy. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apesteguy? popularity and diffusion

Apesteguy is the 1,061,269th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. Apesteguy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Apesteguy live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Apesteguy is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 540,022. In France Apesteguy is most common in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 83 percent live, Île-de-France, where 12 percent live and Occitanie, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account France Apesteguy exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Uruguay, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Apesteguy Last Name Statistics demography

Apesteguy earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.12% less than the national average, earning $40,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apestéguy9634/
Aphesteguy9587/
Apestheguy955/
Appesteguy951/
Apestegui891,427/
Apestiguy8919/
Apezteguy891/
Apesteguiz8413/
Apesteguis841/
Apeestegui841/
Apestegi821/
Apéstegui7810/
Apeztegui783/
Apestigui783/
Aspetegui781/
Apaistegui741/
Apetiga637/

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