Bengoetxea Surname

329,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,1031:42,3864,072
France101:6,642,272293,169
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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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Bengoetxea Last Name Facts

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bengotxea955/
Bengoetxe951/
Bengoechea802,667/
Bengoeceha801/
Bengohechea7617/
Bengoecha741/
Bengoeche741/
Vengoechea70636/
Vengohechea6715/
Benecteux631/
Bencteux56263/

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