Bengoetxea Surname
Approximately 1,125 people bear this surname
Bengoetxea Surname User-submission:
The Bengoetxea surname means 'the house furthest down'. It comes from Basque bengo (furthest down) and etxe (house).
Bengoetxea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1,103 | 1:42,386 | 4,072 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Bengoetxea Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Bengoetxea surname means 'the house furthest down'. It comes from Basque bengo (furthest down) and etxe (house).
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Where Does The Last Name Bengoetxea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bengoetxea is found most in Spain. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bengoetxea? popularity and diffusion
Bengoetxea is the 329,447th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,477,819 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Bengoetxea are found; 98 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 98 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
It is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 1,103 people, or 1 in 42,386. In Spain Bengoetxea is primarily concentrated in: Basque Country, where 88 percent live, Navarre, where 11 percent live and Catalonia, where 1 percent live. Barring Spain Bengoetxea exists in 9 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengotxea | 95 | 5 | / |
| Bengoetxe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bengoechea | 80 | 2,667 | / |
| Bengoeceha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bengohechea | 76 | 17 | / |
| Bengoecha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bengoeche | 74 | 1 | / |
| Vengoechea | 70 | 636 | / |
| Vengohechea | 67 | 15 | / |
| Benecteux | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bencteux | 56 | 263 | / |
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