Zúñiga Surname

266,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Zúñiga Surname Definition:

From the Greek "schunion" - "man who frowned continually."

The name of a Basque village "Estúñiga" meaning abundant pasture.

Name from Navarre. Later in Castile.

Zúñiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico7731:160,5774,807
Chile1951:90,3413,478
Spain1041:449,53923,540
Costa Rica921:51,9571,165
Colombia751:636,9887,733
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Peru351:908,11818,273
Panama251:156,4905,002
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Guatemala161:1,005,1675,285
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
France71:9,488,960336,266
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belize21:177,7373,502
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Zuñiga (415,263), Zúniga (125), Zùñiga (64), Zúñigá (2), Zúñíga (1), Zuniga (111,848), Zuñíga (8), Zùniga (2) & Zuńiga (1) are calculated separately.

Zúñiga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Greek "schunion" - "man who frowned continually."

The name of a Basque village "Estúñiga" meaning abundant pasture.

Name from Navarre. Later in Castile.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Zúñiga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zúñiga is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Zuñiga, Zúniga, Zùñiga, Zúñigá, Zúñíga, Zuniga, Zuñíga, Zùniga or Zuńiga. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zúñiga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 266,931st most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,977,832 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Zúñiga are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

The surname Zúñiga is most widely held in Mexico, where it is held by 773 people, or 1 in 160,577. In Mexico Zúñiga is most common in: Mexico City, where 20 percent reside, México, where 13 percent reside and Jalisco, where 9 percent reside. Barring Mexico this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 13 percent reside and Spain, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zuñiga94415,263/
Zúniga94125/
Zùñiga9464/
Zúñigá942/
Zúñíga941/
Zúñiiga922/
Zúñigas922/
Zúñuiga921/
Zúnñiga921/
Zuniga89111,848/
Zuñíga898/
Zùniga892/
Zuńiga891/
Súñiga831/
Zúñega831/
Zuñigas7797/
Zuñiega7795/
Zuñiiga7710/
Zunñiga775/
Zuiñiga773/
Zuñigaa771/
Zuñigha771/
Zauñiga771/
Zuñga737/
Suñiga671,740/
Zuñega67476/
Zoniga6728/
Zuñigo675/
Szuñga671/
Zuñjga671/
Xuñiga671/
Juñiga671/
Súniga671/

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