Samoniego Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Philippines

Samoniego Surname Definition:

Found in Burgos, Ciudad Real, Valladolid and Salamanca. Name of village near Vitoria. Of unknown meaning.

Basque place name from "amo" meaning pasture and the suffixes "-ni" and "-ego."

Name from Navarre.

Samoniego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Samoniego Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Burgos, Ciudad Real, Valladolid and Salamanca. Name of village near Vitoria. Of unknown meaning.

Basque place name from "amo" meaning pasture and the suffixes "-ni" and "-ego."

Name from Navarre.

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

Samoniego Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samoniego is found most in Mexico. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samoniego? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Samoniego occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Samoniego live; 67 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Samoniego is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 124,126,205. In Mexico Samoniego is primarily found in: Aguascalientes, where 100 percent live. Outside of Mexico it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

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