Bengochea Surname

124,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Bengochea Surname User-submission:

Bengochea is a name originating in the north of Spain where the Basques live. It has the same meaning as the English name, Townsend.

Bengochea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1,3531:31,5922,644
Spain5491:85,1597,245
United States5171:701,08155,448
Mexico2171:572,0109,710
Uruguay2141:16,0361,811
Trinidad and Tobago1801:7,5781,123
Brazil1521:1,408,38447,527
Venezuela1381:218,8705,724
France1281:518,92871,816
Cuba831:138,8283,528
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Puerto Rico221:161,3702,003
England201:2,785,90397,972
Honduras141:629,7463,754
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Bengochêa (2) & Bengochéa (1) are calculated separately.

Bengochea Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bengochea is a name originating in the north of Spain where the Basques live. It has the same meaning as the English name, Townsend.

- Johannes Heinz Michels

Bengochea Last Name Facts

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

Bengochea is held by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Bengochêa or Bengochéa. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bengochea? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bengochea is the 124,454th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,989,502 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Bengochea live; 51 percent live in South America and 43 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is held by 1,353 people, or 1 in 31,592. In Argentina Bengochea is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 65 percent are found, Santa Fe Province, where 9 percent are found and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 8 percent are found. Not including Argentina this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Bengochea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bengochea has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bengochea last name grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bengochea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bengochea last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bengochea earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 10.33% more than the national average, earning $25,048,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning $43,551 USD per year.

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