Zuñega Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Argentina

Zuñega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zuñega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2471:409,87152,096
Argentina1801:237,46319,337
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Zunega (78) & Zúñega (1) are calculated separately.

Zuñega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zuñega is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Zunega or Zúñega. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuñega? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 639,219th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Zuñega reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Zuñega is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 409,871. In The Philippines Zuñega is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 25 percent live, Bicol, where 11 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 38 percent live and Mexico, where 4 percent live.

Zuñega Last Name Statistics demography

Zuñega earn somewhat less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 10.58% less than the national average, earning $20,299,900 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zunega9478/
Zúñega941/
Zuñiega9295/
Zuñga917/
Zuñiga83415,263/
Suñega83518/
Zuñaga838/
Zuñíga838/
Zuñoga835/
Szuñga831/
Zuñjga831/
Zuniega773,597/
Zuñigas7797/
Suñiega7720/
Szunega7711/
Zuñiiga7710/
Zuneiga777/
Zunñiga775/
Zuiñiga773/
Zuñigha771/
Zuñigaa771/
Zauñiga771/
Zuenega771/
Suñga733,003/
Shuñiega713/
Zueniega711/
Zunniega711/
Zuniga67111,848/
Suñiga671,740/
Zúñiga671,464/
Sunega67290/
Zùñiga6764/
Junega6711/
Zunaga678/
Zuñigo675/
Suñaga674/
Zunoga673/
Zonega673/
Juñiga671/
Suñoga671/
Zúñíga671/
Zuńiga671/
Xuñiga671/

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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
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  • 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 Zuñega
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