Family name Barrenechea (Barrenechea 
) , all around the world, is quite a common surname. The surname Barrenechea is characteristic of Peru, where it is quite a common surname, Bolivia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Luxembourg. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Peru, Argentina, and Bolivia. Much less frequently, Barrenechea is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Barrenechea | Spain, Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina, Peru |
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graciana de barrenechea convicted of witchcraft during the Basque witch trials, ES (b. 1540) |
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joaquin ignacio, marqués del puerto barrenechea ES (b. 1681) |
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| fernando de barrenechea mujica ES (b. 1639) |
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| pedro barrenechea Argentine military personnel, AR (b. 1701) |
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rita de barrenechea Spanish writer (1757-1795), ES (b. 1757) |
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josé antonio barrenechea dorrego PE (b. 1794) |
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| gregorio bañares y barrenechea (b. 1761) |
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josé antonio barrenechea Peruvian lawyer, diplomat, university professor and jurist, PE (b. 1829) |
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francisco de barrenechea y oñate Spanish politician (1832-1902), ES (b. 1832) |
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maría del carmen barrenechea y montegui Spanish duchess, ES (b. 1860) |
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josé gálvez barrenechea Peruvian politician, PE (b. 1885) |
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ricardo peña barrenechea Peruvian playwright, poet and lawyer (1896-1939), PE (b. 1896) |
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enrique peña barrenechea Peruvian poet, diplomat and lawyer (1904-1988), PE (b. 1904) |
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julio barrenechea Chilean writer, CL (b. 1910) |
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| mariano antonio barrenechea AR (b. 1884) |
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