Guenaga Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Guenaga 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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Guenaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2081:224,76914,899
Uruguay861:39,9044,565
Argentina691:619,47043,674
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Colombia311:1,541,09910,974
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Guenaga 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.

- nmunoaguenaga

Guenaga Last Name Facts

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

Guenaga is found most frequently in Spain. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Guenaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Guenaga is the 642,991st most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. The last name Guenaga is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Guenaga live; 44 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 44 percent live in Iberian Europe.

It is most commonly held in Spain, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 224,769. In Spain it is most frequent in: Basque Country, where 80 percent are found, Galicia, where 15 percent are found and Catalonia, where 5 percent are found. Not including Spain Guenaga occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Uruguay, where 18 percent are found and Argentina, where 15 percent are found.

Guenaga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Guenaga surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Guenaga earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 23.79% more than the national average, earning $28,103,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 30.45% more than the national average, earning $56,286 USD per year.

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