Orostegui Surname

254,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Orostegui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Orostegui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile7881:22,3561,376
Colombia6241:76,5613,200
Peru891:357,12512,161
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Oróstegui (12) are calculated separately.

Orostegui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Orostegui occurs in Chile more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Oróstegui. Click here to see other possible spellings of Orostegui.

How Common Is The Last Name Orostegui? popularity and diffusion

The last name Orostegui is the 254,336th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,692,560 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Orostegui are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Chile, where it is borne by 788 people, or 1 in 22,356. In Chile Orostegui is most numerous in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 45 percent reside, O'Higgins Region, where 18 percent reside and Maule Region, where 11 percent reside. Besides Chile this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 40 percent reside and Peru, where 6 percent reside.

Orostegui Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Orostegui earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 23.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,922 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.57% less than the national average, earning $21,437,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

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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
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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 Orostegui
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