Surname

Zúñiga

Zúñiga is a surname from Basque. It is used in Spanish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Zúñiga comes from Basque.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Basque Zuñiga.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Zúñiga’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Zúñiga as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form ZUNIGA. In Spanish usage, Zúñiga as a surname has a related form in Zuñiga. In Spanish usage, Zúñiga as a surname has a related form in Zuñiga.

Walk Zúñiga’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Zúñiga has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Basque roots to each of them.

TagalogBasque

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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