Begoña Surname
Approximately 392 people bear this surname
Begoña Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 307 | 1:152,287 | 11,229 |
| Argentina | 57 | 1:749,884 | 50,572 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
The alternate forms: Begona (516) & Bëgönä (1) are calculated separately.
Begoña (42,312) may also be a first name.
Begoña Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Begoña Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Begoña is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Begona or Bëgönä. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Begoña? popularity and diffusion
It is the 737,137th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 18,590,678 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Begoña live; 79 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent live in Iberian Europe. Begoña is also the 21,232nd most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 42,312 people.
Begoña is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 152,287. In Spain it is primarily found in: Basque Country, where 85 percent are found, Madrid, where 6 percent are found and Andalusia, where 4 percent are found. Other than Spain this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 15 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Begoña
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