Goenaga Surname

101,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Goenaga Surname User-submission:

Guenaga or Goenaga is a Basque surname, which means 'the place which is in the highest or superior lever'. It derives from goi, meaning 'superior' or 'highest level', 'top', 'upper', and -aga, an article to refer to a place.

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Goenaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1,9661:24,3001,718
Spain1,2831:36,4403,609
Argentina5251:81,4166,889
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Cuba1711:67,3842,464
Venezuela1201:251,7016,224
France851:781,44495,071
Uruguay501:68,6357,289
Mexico491:2,533,18821,064
Chile441:400,37410,831
England111:5,065,278148,650
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Panama81:489,0328,962
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029

The alternate forms: Goenagá (1) are calculated separately.

Goenaga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Guenaga or Goenaga is a Basque surname, which means 'the place which is in the highest or superior lever'. It derives from goi, meaning 'superior' or 'highest level', 'top', 'upper', and -aga, an article to refer to a place.

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Goenaga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goenaga occurs in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Goenagá. For other possible spellings of Goenaga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goenaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 101,109th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,561,171 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Goenaga reside; 58 percent reside in South America and 45 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The last name Goenaga is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is carried by 1,966 people, or 1 in 24,300. In Colombia it is mostly concentrated in: Atlántico Department, where 75 percent reside, Magdalena Department, where 9 percent reside and Capital District, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Colombia it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 27 percent reside and Argentina, where 11 percent reside.

Goenaga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goenaga last name are 41.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Goenaga earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 11.54% less than the national average, earning $20,083,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $44,032 USD per year.

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