Basterrechea Surname

225,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Basterrechea Surname User-submission:

It is a Basque surname and its meaning is "the house in the corner".

Basterrechea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain8471:55,1975,096
Argentina3451:123,89410,465
Guatemala2181:73,7742,620
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Cuba761:151,6153,669
Chile461:382,96710,457
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Basterrechea Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Basque surname and its meaning is "the house in the corner".

- anonymous submission

Basterrechea Last Name Facts

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

The surname Basterrechea occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Basterrechea? popularity and diffusion

It is the 225,189th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,037,422 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Basterrechea live; 47 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 47 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname Basterrechea is most common in Spain, where it is held by 847 people, or 1 in 55,197. In Spain Basterrechea is mostly concentrated in: Basque Country, where 62 percent are found, Madrid, where 13 percent are found and Cantabria, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Spain this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 19 percent are found and Guatemala, where 12 percent are found.

Basterrechea Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Basterrechea earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 276.56% more than the national average, earning S/. 72,997 per year and in United States they earn 6.76% less than the national average, earning $40,234 USD per year.

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