Zuñíga Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Zuñíga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zuñíga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

The alternate forms: Zuñiga (415,263), Zúñíga (1), Zuniga (111,848), Zúñiga (1,464), Zùñiga (64), Zuńiga (1), Zúniga (125), Zúñigá (2) & Zùniga (2) are calculated separately.

Zuñíga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zuñíga occurs in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Zuñiga, Zúñíga, Zuniga, Zúñiga, Zùñiga, Zuńiga, Zúniga, Zúñigá or Zùniga. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuñíga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Zuñíga are found; 88 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

Zuñíga is most frequent in Venezuela, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 7,551,019. In Venezuela Zuñíga is most prevalent in: Capital District, where 25 percent reside, Miranda, where 25 percent reside and Táchira, where 25 percent reside. Beside Venezuela this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 25 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zuñiga94415,263/
Zúñíga941/
Zuñga917/
Zuniga89111,848/
Zúñiga891,464/
Zùñiga8964/
Zuńiga891/
Zuñega83476/
Zúniga83125/
Zúñigá832/
Zùniga832/
Zuñjga831/
Szuñga831/
Zuña8039/
Zuñigas7797/
Zuñiega7795/
Zuñiiga7710/
Zunñiga775/
Zuiñiga773/
Zauñiga771/
Zuñigaa771/
Zuñigha771/
Suñga733,003/
Zugna73292/
Zuñia731/
Suñiga671,740/
Suñega67518/
Zunega6778/
Zungia6765/
Zugnaz6723/
Zougna679/
Zuñigo675/
Juñiga671/
Xuñiga671/
Zugnia671/
Zuñiha671/
Zúñega671/

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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 Zuñíga
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