Atehortua Surname

24,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Atehortua Surname User-submission:

The Atehortua surname is derived from the words atea, meaning 'gate', and hortua, meaning 'orchard'. The meaning of the surname is 'gate of the orchard'.

Atehortua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia21,4471:2,228425
United States3421:1,059,82177,412
Spain2181:214,45914,428
Venezuela961:314,6267,121
Ecuador911:174,7907,483
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
Panama131:300,9437,078
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
England31:18,572,686338,250
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Atehortúa (30) & Atehortùa (3) are calculated separately.

Atehortua Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Atehortua surname is derived from the words atea, meaning 'gate', and hortua, meaning 'orchard'. The meaning of the surname is 'gate of the orchard'.

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Atehortua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atehortua is more frequently found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Atehortúa or Atehortùa. For other possible spellings of Atehortua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atehortua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 24,213th most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 326,050 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Atehortua live; 97 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Caribbean South America.

Atehortua is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is held by 21,447 people, or 1 in 2,228. In Colombia Atehortua is mostly found in: Antioquia Department, where 70 percent live, Valle del Cauca Department, where 8 percent live and Caldas Department, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Colombia it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Atehortua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Atehortua last name are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.86% registered with the party.

The amount Atehortua earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 13% more than the national average, earning $25,653,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $41,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.61% less than the national average, earning $44,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atehortúa9630/
Atehortùa963/
Atehourtua954/
Ateyhortua951/
Ateohortua951/
Atehorta9413/
Atehartua893/
Atehortoa892/
Atehurtua892/
Atehortuo891/
Atehoruta891/
Ateharta821/
Atheortúa781/
Atiehart711/

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