Goenaga Surname
Approximately 4,668 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameGoenaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1,966 | 1:24,300 | 1,718 |
| Spain | 1,283 | 1:36,440 | 3,609 |
| Argentina | 525 | 1:81,416 | 6,889 |
| United States | 320 | 1:1,132,684 | 81,515 |
| Cuba | 171 | 1:67,384 | 2,464 |
| Venezuela | 120 | 1:251,701 | 6,224 |
| France | 85 | 1:781,444 | 95,071 |
| Uruguay | 50 | 1:68,635 | 7,289 |
| Mexico | 49 | 1:2,533,188 | 21,064 |
| Chile | 44 | 1:400,374 | 10,831 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
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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Average Goenaga Salary in
United States
$44,032 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Goenaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goenaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goenaga is more commonly found in Colombia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Goenagá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goenaga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 101,109th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,561,171 people. It is predominantly 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 is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is carried by 1,966 people, or 1 in 24,300. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Atlántico Department, where 75 percent are found, Magdalena Department, where 9 percent are found and Capital District, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Colombia this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 27 percent are found and Argentina, where 11 percent are found.
Goenaga Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Goenaga surname are 41.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.59% registered to vote for the 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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