Arretxe Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Arretxe Surname User-submission:

This is a Basque surname. Its etymology comes from the words (h)arri (stone) and etxe (house) with final meaning of 'house of stone'.

Arretxe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1441:324,66719,093
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Arretxe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Basque surname. Its etymology comes from the words (h)arri (stone) and etxe (house) with final meaning of 'house of stone'.

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Arretxe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arretxe is found most frequently in Spain. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arretxe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Arretxe live; 99 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 99 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname Arretxe is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 324,667. In Spain Arretxe is most prevalent in: Basque Country, where 82 percent reside, Navarre, where 15 percent reside and Madrid, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Spain this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Mexico, where 1 percent reside.

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Arretchea752/
D'Arretze751/
Arex7369/
Arreche711,015/
Arreckx7142/
Harreze713/
Aretche712/
Arreaze711/
Arriece711/
Arrechea674,087/
Arhex67208/
Areze67187/
Arrix67145/
Haretche6765/
Gareitse6733/
Arece6727/
Arexy6715/
Airex676/
Garreche674/
Arreiche674/
Harex673/
Arreache672/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arretxe
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