Atxa Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Atxa Surname User-submission:

It is a Basque surname. Its meaning comes from the Biscayan dialect of Basque in which aitz, atx means 'rock' with article -a. Atxa, as forming compounds: Atxabiribil, Atxaerandio, Gorrondatx(e), Barinatx(e).

Atxa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3101:150,81311,148
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Atxa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Basque surname. Its meaning comes from the Biscayan dialect of Basque in which aitz, atx means 'rock' with article -a. Atxa, as forming compounds: Atxabiribil, Atxaerandio, Gorrondatx(e), Barinatx(e).

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Atxa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atxa is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atxa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 862,604th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Atxa are found; 98 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 98 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Atxa is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 150,813. In Spain Atxa is primarily concentrated in: Basque Country, where 92 percent reside, Navarre, where 7 percent reside and Catalonia, where 1 percent reside. Beside Spain Atxa is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atxay891/
Atxau891/
Aitxa891/
Atsa751,180/
Atça75527/
Atza75204/
Atca7514/
Otxa751/
Atcha6711,415/
Atsay671,364/
Hatsa67695/
Gatza67615/
Atsea67506/
Atsia67409/
Atsat67261/
Gatsa67203/
Atsas67166/
Atsaa67124/
Autsa6796/
Atsha6765/
Atsah6755/
Hatca6731/
Atsoa6730/
Hatza6710/
Atsga676/
Attsa675/
Atsaj675/
Aitsa674/
Atcau673/
Atsaz672/
Atssa672/
Aatsa672/
Atsai672/
Atxxo671/
Atsad671/
Aitza671/
Atxoh671/
Eadxa671/
Atzai671/
Atsau671/

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