Zuñigas Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Cuba

Zuñigas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zuñigas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba381:303,2295,351
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Zunigas (18) & Zúñigas (2) are calculated separately.

Zuñigas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zuñigas is more commonly found in Cuba than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Zunigas or Zúñigas. For other possible spellings of Zuñigas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuñigas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Zuñigas live; 53 percent live in South America and 39 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cuba, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 303,229. In Cuba it is mostly found in: Villa Clara Province, where 97 percent live and Isla de la Juventud, where 3 percent live. Other than Cuba this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 22 percent live and Argentina, where 20 percent live.

Zuñigas Last Name Statistics demography

Zuñigas earn notably less less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 17.12% less than the national average, earning $18,815,100 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zunigas9518/
Zúñigas952/
Zuñiga92415,263/
Zuñiega8695/
Zunñiga865/
Suñigas863/
Zuiñiga863/
Zuñigha861/
Zuñigaa861/
Zauñiga861/
Zuñga837/
Zuniga77111,848/
Suñiga771,740/
Zúñiga771,464/
Zuñega77476/
Zùñiga7764/
Zuñíga778/
Zuñigo775/
Zuńiga771/
Zuñjga771/
Juñiga771/
Zuniega713,597/
Zunhiga7126/
Zunigha7126/
Suñiega7120/
Zuneiga717/
Zuiniga717/
Zunigaa716/
Sunigas714/
Zunniga714/
Zungiga713/
Zunuiga711/
Zúnñiga711/
Suiñiga711/
Zunigai711/
Zúñuiga711/
Zunniega671/

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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 Zuñigas
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