Zuñiega Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Zuñiega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zuñiega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines871:1,163,65892,852
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491

The alternate forms: Zuniega (3,597) are calculated separately.

Zuñiega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zuñiega is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Zuniega. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zuñiega.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuñiega? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Zuñiega occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Zuñiega are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 1,163,658. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Bicol, where 34 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 22 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zuniega953,597/
Zuñiga92415,263/
Zuñega92476/
Zuñigas8697/
Suñiega8620/
Zuñiiga8610/
Zunñiga865/
Zuiñiga863/
Zuñigha861/
Zuñigaa861/
Zauñiga861/
Zuñga837/
Shuñiega803/
Zunniega801/
Zueniega801/
Zuniga77111,848/
Suñiga771,740/
Zúñiga771,464/
Suñega77518/
Zunega7778/
Zùñiga7764/
Zuñíga778/
Zuñigo775/
Zuñuga774/
Zuñjga771/
Juñiga771/
Xuñiga771/
Zuńiga771/
Zúñega771/
Suniega711,307/
Juniega7152/
Zoniega7142/
Zunhiga7126/
Zunigha7126/
Zunigas7118/
Zuneiga717/
Zuiniga717/
Zuniiga716/
Zunigaa716/
Zuniego714/
Zunniga714/
Zungiga713/
Zúñigas712/
Zúñiiga712/
Dzuniga711/
Zunuiga711/
Zúnñiga711/
Czuniga711/
Zuenega711/
Zunigai711/
Zúñuiga711/
Suiñiga711/
Suñiiga711/
Chuñiga711/
Sunjiega672/
Sunniega671/
Zuñiguez671/

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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 Zuñiega
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