Gaztañaga Surname

538,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Gaztañaga Surname User-submission:

Gaztañaga or Gastañaga is a Basque surname, which originated in the town of Usurbil, province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country. It expanded in the XVII Century to Biscay, to the area of Loiu, where a small vecinity is named Gaztañaga.

The surname, as most Basque surnames, it is a toponymic.

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Gaztañaga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain5341:87,5517,409
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Gaztanaga (32) are calculated separately.

Gaztañaga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gaztañaga or Gastañaga is a Basque surname, which originated in the town of Usurbil, province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country. It expanded in the XVII Century to Biscay, to the area of Loiu, where a small vecinity is named Gaztañaga.

The surname, as most Basque surnames, it is a toponymic. Describes the place in which the first main family house, baserri or caserío, was placed. In this case Gaztañaga translates as a 'place with chestnut trees'.

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Gaztañaga Last Name Facts

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

Gaztañaga is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Gaztanaga. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaztañaga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 538,780th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,206,945 people. Gaztañaga occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Gaztañaga reside; 89 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 89 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Spain, where it is borne by 534 people, or 1 in 87,551. In Spain it is mostly found in: Basque Country, where 82 percent reside, Canary Islands, where 6 percent reside and Navarre, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Spain it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent reside and Cape Verde, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaztanaga9632/
Gastañaga89665/
Gastañagga841/
Gatanaga8225/
Gastanaga7897/
Gastañega781/
Gastagnaga742/
Gatanoga7131/
Gastenaga672/
Astanagas671/

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