Ojeda (surname)
Ojeda is a Spanish surname.Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 22.7% of all known bearers of the surname Ojeda were residents of Argentina, 20.7% of Mexico, 10.4% of Venezuela, 7.7% of Paraguay, 7.1% of Chile, 6.9% of Colombia, 5.2% of Peru, 5.1% of Spain, 4.7% of the United States, 2.2% of Ecuador, 2.0% of Cuba, 1.3% of Bolivia and 1.0% of the Philippines.
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following autonomous communities:
- Canary Islands
- La Rioja
- Andalusia
In Paraguay, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following departments:
- Cordillera
- Paraguarí
- Caaguazú
- Ñeembucú
- Alto Paraguay
- Central
- Alto Paraná
- Amambay
- Concepción
People
- Alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer
- Augie Ojeda, baseball infielder
- Bob Ojeda, baseball pitcher
- César Raúl Ojeda Zubieta, Mexican politician
- Eddie Ojeda, guitarist of Twisted Sister
- Enrique García Ojeda, Spanish rally driver
- Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Puerto Rican commander-in-chief of the Boricua Popular Army
- J. Enrique Ojeda, literary critic, born in Ecuador
- Juan Ojeda, Argentine footballer
- León Fidel Ojeda, Colombian politician
- Luis Francisco Ojeda, Puerto Rican television host
- Manuel Ojeda, Mexican actor
- Mario Ojeda Gómez, Mexican scholar
- Miguel Ojeda, Mexican baseball catcher
- Richard Ojeda, American politician and West Virginia state senator; does not use standard Spanish pronunciation of name
- Rosa María Ojeda, Mexican model
- Santos Ojeda, Cuban-American classical pianist
