Basterretxea Surname

518,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Basterretxea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Basterretxea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain6221:75,1646,586
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Basterretxea Last Name Facts

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

Basterretxea is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Basterretxea? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 518,137th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,585,924 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Basterretxea are found; 99 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 99 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is held by 622 people, or 1 in 75,164. In Spain Basterretxea is most numerous in: Basque Country, where 97 percent reside, Catalonia, where 1 percent reside and Navarre, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Spain this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 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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