Zoñiga Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Zoñiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zoñiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Zoniga (28) & Zôniga (1) are calculated separately.

Zoñiga Last Name Facts

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

Zoñiga has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also be rendered as a variant: Zoniga or Zôniga. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zoñiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Zoñiga are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Zoñiga is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 33,746,074. In The Philippines Zoñiga is primarily found in: Central Visayas, where 33 percent are found, Eastern Visayas, where 33 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 33 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 20 percent are found and Spain, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zoniga9428/
Zôniga891/
Soñiga8317/
Zañiga835/
Zoñega834/
Zoniega7742/
Zuiñiga773/
Soñiega771/
Zauñiga771/
Soniga67425/
Zonyga6763/
Joniga6713/
Coniga6711/
Cañiga6710/
Zaniga676/
Jañiga674/
Zeniga673/
Zonega673/
Zonigo672/
Zeñega671/
Zonuga671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zoñiga
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