Arteaga Surname

2,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Arteaga Surname Definition:

One who came from Arteaga (place of the huts), in Spain.

Found in Vizcaya and name of village near Bilbao.

Basque root translates into Spanish "encina lugar" - place where holm oaks grow.

"Arteaga" comes from two Basque words, "art(h)e" and "-aga" and suggests a place of the oak trees.

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Arteaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico60,7221:2,044291
Venezuela35,9921:839161
Colombia34,5741:1,382287
Peru22,3571:1,422231
Ecuador20,9261:760121
Bolivia18,6201:570117
United States14,8851:24,3513,076
Spain8,9961:5,197644
Cuba6,5151:1,769265
Honduras5,3981:1,633286
Chile5,0391:3,496520
El Salvador3,2811:1,934332
Argentina2,3571:18,1351,553
Nicaragua1,9711:3,055428
Brazil4931:434,22816,475
Guatemala4541:35,4241,990
Dominican Republic2931:35,6071,992
France2041:325,60249,364
Canada1841:200,24819,574
Costa Rica1091:43,8541,073
Uruguay991:34,6644,023
Portugal661:157,8526,835
England491:1,137,10353,999
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Panama481:81,5053,340
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Australia351:771,30649,759
Belize221:16,1581,623
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Puerto Rico141:253,5812,469
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Norway81:642,78647,258
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Cape Verde51:105,9283,425
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Comoros11:749,524685
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Artéaga (2) & Árteaga (1) are calculated separately.

Arteaga (132) may also be a first name.

Arteaga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Arteaga (place of the huts), in Spain.

Found in Vizcaya and name of village near Bilbao.

Basque root translates into Spanish "encina lugar" - place where holm oaks grow.

"Arteaga" comes from two Basque words, "art(h)e" and "-aga" and suggests a place of the oak trees.

Basque name established in 10th century in Gauteguiz de Arteaga. Found later in Chile.

See Artigas.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

A Basque habitational name in which arte means 'holm oak' and the locative suffix, -aga, means 'place or group of'.

- vaalkyrjaa

Arteaga Last Name Facts

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

Arteaga (Russian: Артеага) is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Artéaga or Árteaga. Click here for further possible spellings of Arteaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Arteaga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,248th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 29,871 people. The surname Arteaga occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Arteaga reside; 58 percent reside in South America and 29 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 807,735th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 132 people.

The surname Arteaga is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 60,722 people, or 1 in 2,044. In Mexico it is most numerous in: México, where 14 percent reside, Querétaro, where 12 percent reside and Mexico City, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Mexico it is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 15 percent reside and Colombia, where 14 percent reside.

Arteaga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Arteaga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arteaga last name rose 212,643 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arteaga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arteaga surname are 42.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Arteaga earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning 377,123 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,896 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.6% less than the national average, earning $20,069,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.77% more than the national average, earning $54,536 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Artéaga952/
Árteaga951/
Arteagas9393/
Artehaga9364/
Aarteaga935/
Artteaga934/
Artieaga933/
Artheaga933/
Harteaga933/
Arrteaga932/
Arteaaga932/
Arteeaga931/
Aerteaga931/
Arteagaj931/
Arteagaz931/
Arteagau930/
Artega921,292/
Artaga9218/
Artiaga8615,363/
Orteaga8671/
Artanga8652/
Arteago8648/
Artegas8626/
Arteage8611/
Artiega8610/
Artaega865/
Artehga863/
Arteuga863/
Artgaga863/
Arteoga862/
Arteega862/
Artegga861/
Arteiga861/
Arthaga861/
Arttega861/
Erteaga861/
Artagas861/
Artaiga861/
Arrtaga861/
Hartaga861/
Artiagas8078/
Artangga8030/
Artiyaga804/
Hartiaga802/
Artiagat801/
Artyanga801/
Arrtiaga801/
Horteaga801/
Ortega771,327,950/
Artiga777,088/
Ortaga7760/
Artego7725/
Artago7720/
Artegi774/
Ertaga774/
Òrtega772/
Artíga771/
Örtega771/
Arthayoga7528/
Arthiagas754/
Artigas7118,608/
Ortegas71557/
Ortiaga71518/
Hortega71481/
Artigau71396/
Artango71324/
Artager71195/
Hartage71175/
Ortegat71143/
Artiago71142/
Orthega7183/
Artagea7175/
Artegui7119/
Orttega7111/
Ortegaa719/
Ortegaz719/
Ortgega718/
Ortesga717/
Oortega716/
Artegea716/
Ortiega716/
Orteiga715/
Oertega715/
Ortegga714/
Artigaz714/
Orteega714/
Artioga714/
Orrtega714/
Otrtega713/
Artagos713/
Hertega713/
Gortega713/
Ortaega712/
Ortehga712/
Ortyega712/
Artaghi712/
Ordtega711/
Hartege711/
Hartego711/
Hartiga711/
Gartiga711/
Artígas711/
Arteghi711/
Artegot711/
Ortegay711/
Ortagas710/
Orteago710/
Ortaiga710/
Artigaud67277/
Artigaut6779/
Artigaux6730/
Hortegas679/
Hortegat673/
D'Ortega672/
Hartagep671/
Hartigay671/
Ardtigas671/
Arthangi671/
Orthegas671/
Horthega671/
Harthage670/

Arteaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arteaga in the Russian language
Артеагаarteaga-

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