Verástegui Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Verástegui Surname Definition:

Basque family (also Berástegui) from village of Verástegui, a political division of Tolosa.

Verástegui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico421:2,955,38622,751
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

The alternate forms: Verastegui (17,704), Veràstegui (13), Verásteguí (1) & Verasteguí (2) are calculated separately.

Verástegui Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Basque family (also Berástegui) from village of Verástegui, a political division of Tolosa.

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

Verástegui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Verástegui occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Verastegui, Veràstegui, Verásteguí or Verasteguí. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Verástegui? popularity and diffusion

The surname Verástegui is the 2,007,164th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Verástegui occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Verástegui are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

This surname is most common in Mexico, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 2,955,386. In Mexico Verástegui is most frequent in: Nuevo León, where 29 percent live, Mexico City, where 19 percent live and San Luis Potosí, where 12 percent live. Excluding Mexico this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 16 percent live and Peru, where 13 percent live.

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