Venegas Surname

3,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Venegas Surname Definition:

Near the Cirenese city of Berenice was the tomb of an Arab saint named "Ben Ghazi" or son of the victorious. Therefore, the surname Venegas is probably of Arabic origin.

Andalusian family of Portuguese origin.

Venegas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico63,8251:1,945278
Chile38,8401:45494
United States17,1761:21,1032,662
Costa Rica11,5961:412112
Peru7,3381:4,331708
Venezuela4,7631:6,341729
Colombia4,3721:10,9271,116
Spain4,2231:11,0711,293
Ecuador3,8021:4,184707
Cuba2,9141:3,954500
Bolivia1,9981:5,314723
Argentina1,7491:24,4392,041
Philippines5671:178,55128,787
Brazil4551:470,49317,809
Honduras4371:20,175846
Guatemala2131:75,5052,643
Paraguay2021:35,8251,160
Canada1811:203,56719,858
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Panama791:49,5222,416
Australia671:402,92132,505
Puerto Rico641:55,4711,199
England521:1,071,50151,923
Nicaragua491:122,8792,037
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
France121:5,535,227269,324
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Veñegas (1,186) are calculated separately.

Venegas (146) may also be a first name.

Venegas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Near the Cirenese city of Berenice was the tomb of an Arab saint named "Ben Ghazi" or son of the victorious. Therefore, the surname Venegas is probably of Arabic origin.

Andalusian family of Portuguese origin.

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

Venegas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Venegas (Russian: Венегас) occurs most in Mexico. It may also be rendered as a variant: Veñegas. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Venegas? popularity and diffusion

Venegas is the 3,391st most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 44,096 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Venegas are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 763,528th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 146 people.

It is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is held by 63,825 people, or 1 in 1,945. In Mexico Venegas is mostly concentrated in: Jalisco, where 17 percent are found, México, where 14 percent are found and Guanajuato, where 8 percent are found. Other than Mexico Venegas occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Venegas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Venegas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Venegas surname increased 171,760 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Venegas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Venegas are 41.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Venegas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.55% less than the national average, earning 195,353 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,768 per year; in Colombia they earn 39.3% more than the national average, earning $31,624,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.9% less than the national average, earning $36,290 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.97% less than the national average, earning $43,239 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veñegas951,186/
Veniegas932,545/
Veneigas937/
Vengegas932/
Vienegas931/
Venegass931/
Venegaas931/
Veneagas931/
Venaegas931/
Venega921,635/
Vieniegas881/
Veneghaus881/
Vanegas86144,724/
Benegas8615,192/
Venigas86384/
Vinegas86343/
Venegaz86169/
Venagas8647/
Wenegas865/
Venegos864/
Veniega862/
Venegasová821/
Viniegas80274/
Beniegas80131/
Veñiegas808/
Vanegass804/
Vaanegas802/
Vaniegas801/
Vieñegas801/
Benegahs801/
Beneigas801/
Bengegas801/
Benegais801/
Benega772,858/
Vinega7749/
Veniga7723/
Venego7712/
Venhga772/
Uenega771/
Wenega771/
Venêga771/
Veñega771/
Vanagas711,484/
Viñegas71365/
Fanegas71316/
Benigas7199/
Vanegaz7167/
Benegay7137/
Veñigas7119/
Binegas7119/
Benegaz7112/
Fenigas7111/
Vinigas718/
Vonigas716/
Vonogas715/
Wanegas714/
Wienega714/
Vañegas713/
Vanigas713/
Venegho712/
Wenegha712/
Vanegos712/
Venegot712/
Wenegah711/
Ouenega711/
Winegas711/
Benegha711/
Viniega711/
Veñagas711/
Vanégas711/
Venigos711/
Fonegas711/
Vonegosh6711/
Benegoss679/
Beñiegas672/
Viñiegas672/

Venegas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Venegas in the Russian language
Венегасvenegas-

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