Renteria Surname

4,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Colombia

Renteria Surname User-submission:

Renteria is a Spanish surname, which comes from the town Errenteria in the province of Gipuzkoa.

Renteria (in Basque errenteria) means 'custom', and the reason for this place name is found in Villanueva de Oiarso (old name of the town) in the 12th century.

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Renteria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico65,9651:1,882273
Colombia31,7251:1,506300
United States22,1301:16,3792,074
Peru4,5491:6,9871,059
Ecuador1,8991:8,3761,343
Panama9981:3,920476
Spain9571:48,8534,598
Argentina5491:77,8576,597
Bolivia5231:20,2991,671
Venezuela3881:77,8463,167
Nicaragua3661:16,451904
Chile681:259,0667,750
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Canada581:635,26952,014
Cuba501:230,4544,614
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
El Salvador451:140,9751,842
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England71:7,959,723202,100
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Rentería (345), Rentéria (1) & Renteriá (1) are calculated separately.

Renteria (123) may also be a first name.

Renteria Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Renteria is a Spanish surname, which comes from the town Errenteria in the province of Gipuzkoa.

Renteria (in Basque errenteria) means 'custom', and the reason for this place name is found in Villanueva de Oiarso (old name of the town) in the 12th century. There was an office where the taxes, called 'real income', related to the export of iron production from the nearby foundries, were collected for the crown, so almost from the moment of the foundation of its foundation, Villanueva de Oiarso was also known as La Renteria.

- saelizondor

Renteria Last Name Facts

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

Renteria occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Rentería, Rentéria or Renteriá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Renteria? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,315th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 55,836 people. Renteria occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Renteria are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Renteria is also the 840,349th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 123 people.

The last name is most widely held in Mexico, where it is held by 65,965 people, or 1 in 1,882. In Mexico Renteria is primarily concentrated in: Jalisco, where 14 percent are found, Chihuahua, where 10 percent are found and Durango, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico this last name exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Renteria Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Renteria has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Renteria last name increased 96,217 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Renteria Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Renteria last name are 41.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.07% being registered with the party.

The amount Renteria earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,153 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.39% less than the national average, earning $18,072,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.18% less than the national average, earning $36,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.42% more than the national average, earning $53,370 CAD per year.

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