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 surname Atxa occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Atxa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 862,604th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. The last name Atxa is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Atxa live; 98 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 98 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname Atxa is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 150,813. In Spain Atxa is most numerous in: Basque Country, where 92 percent reside, Navarre, where 7 percent reside and Catalonia, where 1 percent reside. Besides Spain it exists in 5 countries. It is also found 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Atxa
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