Lizarraga Surname
Approximately 70,084 people bear this surname
Lizarraga Surname User-submission:
Lizarraga is a surname of Basque-Navarrese origin, which in Basque means 'place of the ash trees'. Its etymology comes from the noun lizar (ash) to which the particle -aga is suffixed with an abundancial or pluralizer character.
Read More About This SurnameLizarraga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 41,425 | 1:2,996 | 419 |
| Argentina | 11,606 | 1:3,683 | 448 |
| Peru | 6,371 | 1:4,989 | 810 |
| United States | 5,301 | 1:68,376 | 7,950 |
| Spain | 2,256 | 1:20,723 | 2,266 |
| Bolivia | 1,471 | 1:7,217 | 891 |
| Venezuela | 985 | 1:30,664 | 1,862 |
| Belize | 144 | 1:2,469 | 528 |
| Chile | 126 | 1:139,813 | 4,899 |
| Brazil | 94 | 1:2,277,387 | 70,617 |
| Uruguay | 64 | 1:53,621 | 5,918 |
| Panama | 58 | 1:67,453 | 2,959 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Nicaragua | 8 | 1:752,636 | 4,372 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Lizárraga (254), Lizàrraga (8), Lizarrága (2), Lízarraga (1) & Lizarràga (1) are calculated separately.
Lizarraga (46) may also be a first name.
Lizarraga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Lizarraga is a surname of Basque-Navarrese origin, which in Basque means 'place of the ash trees'. Its etymology comes from the noun lizar (ash) to which the particle -aga is suffixed with an abundancial or pluralizer character.
- p3dr09999Lizarraga Demographics
Average Lizarraga Salary in
United States
$38,273 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lizarraga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lizarraga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lizarraga is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Lizárraga, Lizàrraga, Lizarrága, Lízarraga or Lizarràga. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lizarraga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,119th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 103,983 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Lizarraga reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 46 people.
The surname Lizarraga is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 41,425 people, or 1 in 2,996. In Mexico Lizarraga is mostly found in: Sinaloa, where 59 percent reside, Baja California, where 12 percent reside and Sonora, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Mexico this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 17 percent reside and Peru, where 9 percent reside.
Lizarraga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lizarraga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lizarraga last name expanded 265,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lizarraga Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lizarraga surname are 39.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.28% being registered with the party.
The amount Lizarraga earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 23.29% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,900 per year; in United States they earn 11.3% less than the national average, earning $38,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.34% less than the national average, earning $43,550 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lizárraga | 96 | 254 | / |
| Lizàrraga | 96 | 8 | / |
| Lizarrága | 96 | 2 | / |
| Lízarraga | 96 | 1 | / |
| Lizarràga | 96 | 1 | / |
| Lizzarraga | 95 | 24 | / |
| Lizarragas | 95 | 3 | / |
| Lizarragaa | 95 | 2 | / |
| Lizaarraga | 95 | 2 | / |
| Lizarrgaga | 95 | 2 | / |
| Lizarragga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Leizarraga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Lizarragaz | 95 | 1 | / |
| Luizarraga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Lizaraga | 94 | 72 | / |
| D'Lizarraga | 90 | 2 | / |
| Luzarraga | 89 | 1,629 | / |
| Lisarraga | 89 | 77 | / |
| Lizarrago | 89 | 46 | / |
| Lizzaraga | 89 | 19 | / |
| Lizarrage | 89 | 12 | / |
| Lezarraga | 89 | 6 | / |
| Licarraga | 89 | 3 | / |
| Lizaaraga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lizaragga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lizarrega | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lissarraga | 84 | 19 | / |
| Lizzarrage | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lisaraga | 82 | 5 | / |
| Lizarago | 82 | 4 | / |
| Luzaraga | 82 | 2 | / |
| Lejarraga | 78 | 610 | / |
| Lizzarago | 78 | 29 | / |
| Luzárraga | 78 | 7 | / |
| Luzzaraga | 78 | 3 | / |
| Lesarraga | 78 | 3 | / |
| Lissaraga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Liserraga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lejarrraga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Luzoraga | 71 | 15 | / |
| Lesaraga | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lejárraga | 67 | 7 | / |
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