Etxabe Surname

330,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Etxabe Surname User-submission:

From the Basque (a language from the north of Spain and southwest of France) words etxe (house) and behe (under). So the meaning is 'under the house'. Other similar surnames could be Etxeberria (new house) or Goikoetxea (house on the top).

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Etxabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1,1061:42,2714,065
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Etxabe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Basque (a language from the north of Spain and southwest of France) words etxe (house) and behe (under). So the meaning is 'under the house'. Other similar surnames could be Etxeberria (new house) or Goikoetxea (house on the top).

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Etxabe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Etxabe is found most frequently in Spain. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Etxabe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 330,612th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,506,737 people. The last name Etxabe occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Etxabe reside; 99 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 99 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 1,106 people, or 1 in 42,271. In Spain it is primarily found in: Basque Country, where 96 percent reside, Navarre, where 3 percent reside and Balearic Islands, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Spain Etxabe occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etxebe836/
Atxab731/
Atxaba671/
Otxb601/
Ytxb601/

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