Verastegui Surname

30,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Verastegui Surname User-submission:

This surname refers to people from Berastegi, a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.

Verastegui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru8,8151:3,606597
Mexico3,7171:33,3942,059
Venezuela1,7931:16,8461,291
Bolivia1,2961:8,192976
United States1,1681:310,32428,453
Spain3211:145,64510,844
Colombia2711:176,2884,682
Chile931:189,4246,093
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
France381:1,747,966156,445
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
England161:3,482,379114,324
Panama101:391,2268,067
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Verástegui (87), Veràstegui (13), Verasteguí (2) & Verásteguí (1) are calculated separately.

Verastegui Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname refers to people from Berastegi, a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.

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Verastegui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Verastegui has its highest incidence in Peru. It can also occur as: Verástegui, Veràstegui, Verasteguí or Verásteguí. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verastegui? popularity and diffusion

The last name Verastegui is the 30,189th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 411,633 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Verastegui live; 70 percent live in South America and 57 percent live in Andean South America.

The last name Verastegui is most frequently used in Peru, where it is held by 8,815 people, or 1 in 3,606. In Peru Verastegui is most frequent in: Lima Province, where 42 percent reside, Junín Region, where 13 percent reside and La Libertad Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Peru this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 21 percent reside and Venezuela, where 10 percent reside.

Verastegui Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Verastegui last name are 4.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.46% being registered with the political party.

The amount Verastegui earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 17.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,810 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.44% more than the national average, earning $30,067,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $39,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.32% more than the national average, earning $60,772 CAD per year.

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