Zúniga Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Honduras
Highest density in:
Honduras

Zúniga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zúniga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Honduras451:195,9212,232
Nicaragua271:223,0032,652
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Zuniga (111,848), Zúñiga (1,464), Zùniga (2), Zuñiga (415,263), Zùñiga (64), Zúñigá (2), Zúñíga (1), Zuńiga (1) & Zuñíga (8) are calculated separately.

Zúniga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zúniga occurs in Honduras more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Zuniga, Zúñiga, Zùniga, Zuñiga, Zùñiga, Zúñigá, Zúñíga, Zuńiga or Zuñíga. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zúniga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zúniga is the 1,612,213th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name Zúniga is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Zúniga are found; 69 percent are found in Central America and 69 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

Zúniga is most frequently held in Honduras, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 195,921. Other than Honduras Zúniga is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Nicaragua, where 22 percent reside and Mexico, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zuniga94111,848/
Zúñiga941,464/
Zùniga942/
Zúnñiga921/
Zuñiga89415,263/
Zùñiga8964/
Zúñigá892/
Zúñíga891/
Zuńiga891/
Zoniga8328/
Zuñíga838/
Súniga831/
Zuniega773,597/
Zoniega7742/
Zunhiga7726/
Zunigha7726/
Zunigas7718/
Zuneiga777/
Zuiniga777/
Zunigaa776/
Zunñiga775/
Zunniga774/
Zungiga773/
Zúñigas772/
Czuniga771/
Zunigai771/
Dzuniga771/
Zúñuiga771/
Zunuiga771/
Zunniega711/
Suniga674,366/
Soniga67425/
Zunega6778/
Zonyga6763/
Zunigo6754/
Cuniga6740/
Coniga6711/
Zunuga679/
Juniga676/
Zunigi675/
Zunige675/
Šuniga673/
Zonega673/
Zonigo672/
Súnega671/
Súñiga671/
Zúñega671/
Zúñuga671/

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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 Zúniga
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