Avendaña Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Avendaña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avendaña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua1181:51,0261,435
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Avendana (35) are calculated separately.

Avendaña Last Name Facts

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

Avendaña is more frequently found in Nicaragua than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Avendana. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Avendaña? popularity and diffusion

The last name Avendaña is the 1,558,593rd most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Avendaña reside; 91 percent reside in Central America and 91 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

The last name Avendaña is most frequent in Nicaragua, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 51,026. In Nicaragua Avendaña is most common in: Managua Department, where 47 percent reside, Masaya Department, where 26 percent reside and Boaco Department, where 7 percent reside. Other than Nicaragua this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 4 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Avendaña
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