Venega Surname

243,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Venega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Venega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina3601:118,73210,038
Paraguay2701:26,803966
Brazil2451:873,77331,471
Cuba1781:64,7342,415
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Spain1291:362,41920,499
Mexico981:1,266,59414,898
Chile931:189,4246,093
Venezuela661:457,6389,047
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Panama41:978,06412,245
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Veñega (1) & Venêga (1) are calculated separately.

Venega (28) may also be a first name.

Venega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Venega is more commonly found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Veñega or Venêga. Click here for further possible spellings of Venega.

How Common Is The Last Name Venega? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 243,808th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,457,215 people. The surname Venega is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Venega reside; 64 percent reside in South America and 28 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Venega is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 28 people.

The last name Venega is most frequently occurring in Argentina, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 118,732. In Argentina Venega is most common in: Buenos Aires Province, where 22 percent are found, Misiones Province, where 11 percent are found and La Rioja Province, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Argentina this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Paraguay, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Venega Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Venega are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Venega earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 59.56% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,931 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.82% less than the national average, earning $15,706,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 38.43% less than the national average, earning $26,566 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veñega941/
Venêga941/
Venegas92165,264/
Venegaz92169/
Veniega922/
Veneigas867/
Veneagas861/
Venegaas861/
Venegass861/
Vanega834,394/
Benega832,858/
Vinega8349/
Veniga8323/
Venaga8313/
Venego8312/
Venhga832/
Fenega832/
Wenega831/
Uenega831/
Vonega831/
Veneghaus801/
Benegas7715,192/
Veñegas771,186/
Venigas77384/
Vinegas77343/
Benegay7737/
Benegaz7712/
Beniega7711/
Wenegas775/
Venegos774/
Wienega774/
Venegho772/
Wenegha772/
Venegot772/
Viniega771/
Begnega771/
Ouenega771/
Wenegah771/
Venagai771/
Benegha771/
Benegais711/
Beneigas711/
Benegahs711/
Vanaga676,184/
Binega672,499/
Beniga672,227/
Fanega67905/
Vinaga67371/
Wanega67247/
Vynaga6759/
Vonoga6749/
Vaniga6720/
Viñega6716/
Benego6715/
Wenego6715/
Wenaga6714/
Venogo6713/
Winega6713/
Viniga6712/
Fonega6710/
Vînaga6710/
Fenoga678/
Voniga677/
Venago676/
Venigo675/
Vinoga674/
Vanoga674/
Feniga674/
Uenaga673/
Weniga672/
Vanego672/
Fenaga672/
Bénega671/
Benéga671/
Beñega671/
Veehnijga671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Venega
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