Rentería Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Rentería Surname Definition:

Suggests a place where activities relating to rentals are carried out.

Basque name from Bermeo (Vizcaya).

Rentería Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2671:464,8928,604
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Renteria (130,517), Rentéria (1) & Renteriá (1) are calculated separately.

Rentería Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Suggests a place where activities relating to rentals are carried out.

Basque name from Bermeo (Vizcaya).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Rentería Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rentería is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Renteria, Rentéria or Renteriá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rentería? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 809,613th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Rentería live; 81 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The last name is most numerous in Mexico, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 464,892. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Jalisco, where 20 percent live, Mexico City, where 18 percent live and Guanajuato, where 10 percent live. Not including Mexico this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 5 percent live and Colombia, where 5 percent live.

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