Zuniga Surname

5,052nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Honduras

Zuniga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zuniga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States43,8641:8,263982
Honduras37,0891:23851
Nicaragua8,5631:703146
El Salvador5,3511:1,186235
Ecuador4,7891:3,321572
Peru2,6131:12,1641,653
Cuba2,5631:4,496546
Philippines1,5381:65,82511,238
Mexico9401:132,0494,322
Brazil6491:329,85312,696
Canada5441:67,7317,803
Belize5431:655136
Bolivia4751:22,3501,749
Colombia4701:101,6473,652
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Guatemala2071:77,6942,679
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
France1511:439,88663,493
Australia1061:254,67623,375
Argentina961:445,24433,533
Chile771:228,7857,030
England741:752,94741,527
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Panama521:75,2363,168
Venezuela521:580,84810,516
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Costa Rica351:136,5732,034
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Austria291:293,63633,260
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Guam161:10,0081,526
Norway131:395,56035,657
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Puerto Rico111:322,7402,767
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Finland71:785,24338,644
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
China41:341,830,39216,990
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Zuñiga (415,263), Zúniga (125), Zùniga (2), Zuńiga (1), Zúñiga (1,464), Zùñiga (64), Zuñíga (8), Zúñigá (2) & Zúñíga (1) are calculated separately.

Zuniga (340) may also be a first name.

Zuniga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zuniga (Russian: Зунига) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms: Zuñiga, Zúniga, Zùniga, Zuńiga, Zúñiga, Zùñiga, Zuñíga, Zúñigá or Zúñíga. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuniga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zuniga is the 5,052nd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 65,156 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Zuniga live; 46 percent live in Central America and 46 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 473,685th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 340 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 43,864 people, or 1 in 8,263. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 35 percent live, California, where 29 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 74 countries. It is also common in Honduras, where 33 percent live and Nicaragua, where 8 percent live.

Zuniga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zuniga surname are 43.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Zuniga earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 30.76% less than the national average, earning €20,793 per year; in Norway they earn 35.29% less than the national average, earning 223,939 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.01% less than the national average, earning $36,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.98% less than the national average, earning $45,221 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zuñiga94415,263/
Zúniga94125/
Zùniga942/
Zuńiga941/
Zuniega923,597/
Zunhiga9226/
Zunigha9226/
Zunigas9218/
Zuneiga927/
Zuiniga927/
Zunigaa926/
Zunñiga925/
Zunniga924/
Zungiga923/
Dzuniga921/
Zunuiga921/
Zunigai921/
Czuniga921/
Zúñiga891,464/
Zùñiga8964/
Zuñíga898/
Zunniega861/
Zueniega861/
Suniga834,366/
Zunega8378/
Zunigo8354/
Cuniga8340/
Zoniga8328/
Zunuga839/
Juniga836/
Zunige835/
Zunigi835/
Šuniga833/
Zúñigá832/
Zúñíga831/
Suniega771,307/
Zuñigas7797/
Zuñiega7795/
Sunhiga7761/
Zoniega7742/
Szunega7711/
Suneiga778/
Zuniego774/
Sunniga774/
Sunigas774/
Shuniga773/
Zuiñiga773/
Zhunigi772/
Jauniga771/
Zuenega771/
Sunigaz771/
Sunaiga771/
Zúñuiga771/
Zúnñiga771/
Zuñigha771/
Zuñigaa771/
Zauñiga771/
Jouniga771/
Zuñga737/
Chunigha711/
Sunniega711/
Zaunnuga711/
Junaigay711/
Sunigapp711/
Cunnigha711/
Suñiga671,740/
Zuñega67476/
Soniga67425/
Sunega67290/
Zonyga6763/
Junige6746/
Junega6711/
Coniga6711/
Zunugo676/
Sunigo675/
Zuñigo675/
Sunuga674/
Junigo674/
Zuñuga674/
Zonega673/
Zonigo672/
Sunyga672/
Súniga671/
Cunigo671/
Szuñga671/
Zoumnigui671/
Juñiga671/
Xuñiga671/
Zuñjga671/
Zúñuga671/
Sunige670/

Zuniga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zuniga in the Russian language
Зунигаzuniga-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zuniga
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