Iniestra Surname

179,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Iniestra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iniestra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2,2611:54,8992,715
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Iniestra (13) may also be a first name.

Iniestra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iniestra is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Iniestra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iniestra? popularity and diffusion

Iniestra is the 179,724th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,071,027 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Iniestra reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Iniestra is also the 3,159,357th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

This surname is most numerous in Mexico, where it is held by 2,261 people, or 1 in 54,899. In Mexico Iniestra is mostly concentrated in: México, where 43 percent reside, Mexico City, where 24 percent reside and Michoacán, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Mexico this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Iniestra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Iniestra surname are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

Iniestra earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $42,644 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hiniestra945/
Iniestras942/
Inniestra941/
Inistra933/
Ginestra88913/
Yniestra8870/
Inieztra882/
Inhestra881/
Jinestra881/
Yinestra880/
Iniestres821/
Inestre801/
Ynistra800/
Ginestri75251/
Genestra75169/
Ginestre75135/
Ginestro7518/
Hinestro752/
Genistra751/
Enestrat750/
Hinestroz711/
Inustro671/
Genestre6369/
Genestro638/
Enestros631/
Henestreet560/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iniestra
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