Iñesta Surname

490,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Iñesta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iñesta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain5991:78,0506,779
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380

The alternate forms: Inesta (585) are calculated separately.

Iñesta Last Name Facts

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

Iñesta is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Inesta. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iñesta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Iñesta is the 490,615th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,796,364 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Iñesta live; 89 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 89 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 599 people, or 1 in 78,050. In Spain it is primarily found in: Valencian Community, where 68 percent reside, Catalonia, where 7 percent reside and Madrid, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Spain this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 5 percent reside and Mexico, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inesta94585/
Iñestas928/
Iñiesta923/
Yñesta838/
Hiñeta833/
Giñeta832/
Iniesta7712,249/
Ginesta771,547/
Yniesta77393/
Jinesta77389/
Inhesta77209/
Ignesta7745/
Ineista774/
Inestas772/
Ineasta771/
Uniesta771/
Ingesta771/
Yñiesta771/
Eniesta771/
Innesta771/
Ineta7331/
Yñeta736/
Hiniesta71225/
Hinhesta7110/
Iniestas716/
Jinestha714/
Einestad712/
Iniestta711/
Inhiesta711/
Gineta67152/
Ynesta67143/
Inetaş6790/
Unista6776/
Esnita6743/
Inesti6728/
Isnita6727/
Enista6714/
Hineta6713/
Jineta6712/
Inheta679/
Inetta676/
Inetas675/
Ingeta675/
Inysta674/
Enesta673/
Heñeta673/
Yineta672/
Inieta672/
Inista672/
Inosta671/
Ioneta671/
Inesto671/
Unesta671/
Geñeta671/
Inhsta671/
Hiniestas671/
Hainestad671/
Enosta671/
Eineta671/
Inetha671/

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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
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  • 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 Iñesta
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