Family name Elgueta (Elgueta 
) , worldwide, is quite a common surname. The family name Elgueta is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Chile, where it is quite a common surname, Guatemala, where it is quite a rare surname, and Paraguay. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Chile, Guatemala, and Argentina.
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| Elgueta | Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Guatemala |
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sergio elgueta Chilean politician, CL (b. 1933) |
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| humberto elgueta Chilean footballer (1904-1976), CL (b. 1904) |
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| carlos elgueta Chilean writer (1912-2007), CL (b. 1912) |
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| jorge elgueta Argentinian volleyball player, AR (b. 1969) |
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| italo elgueta actor |
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| sara guerín de elgueta Chilean writer, CL |
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| ale vidal elgueta researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-4671-5311) |
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| mario elgueta donoso Chilean entomologist, CL |
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| r elgueta researcher |
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| raúl elgueta researcher |
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| rodrigo elgueta artist and illustrator, CL |
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| claudio elgueta researcher |
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| manuel elgueta Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison 1975 |
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| felipe elgueta Chilean association football player, CL (b. 1989) |
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