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 occurs in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Veñega or Venêga. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Venega? popularity and diffusion

The last name Venega is the 243,808th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,457,215 people. Venega occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Venega live; 64 percent live in South America and 28 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Venega is also the 1,994,417th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 28 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Argentina, where it is carried by 360 people, or 1 in 118,732. In Argentina it 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. Apart from Argentina it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Paraguay, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Venega Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Venega surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political 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

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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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