# Zúñiga (surname)

Zúñiga is a Spanish surname originally from the Basque language. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adela Elizabeth Zúñiga (born 1942), politician
* Alejandro Zúñiga, Chilean judoka
* Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga (1533–1594), Spanish nobleman, soldier and poet
* Alonso Zúñiga (born 1980), Chilean footballer
* Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga, marqués de Villamanrique (died 1590), Spanish nobleman and the seventh viceroy of New Spain
* Andrés Zúñiga, Mexican television actor and singer
* Antonio de Zúñiga (c.1458–1533), Prior of Castile, Spanish general and Viceroy of Catalonia
* Arcadio Zúñiga y Tejeda (1858–1892), Mexican composer
* Arturo Zúñiga (born 1982), Chilean politician
* Baltasar de Zúñiga (1561–1622), Spanish diplomat, royal favourite and minister
* Baltasar de Zúñiga, 1st Duke of Arión (1658–1727), Spanish viceroy of New Spain
* Bernardita Zúñiga (born 1983), Chilean model
* Cristián Gutiérrez (soccer, born 1997) (born 1997), Chilean footballer
* Daphne Zuniga (born 1962), American actress
* David Zuniga, American wrestler
* Diego de Zúñiga (1536–1597), Augustinian Hermit and academic
* Diego Gutiérrez Zuñiga (born 1997), Canadian soccer player
* Diego López de Zúñiga, 4th Count of Nieva (c. 1510–1564), Spanish viceroy of Peru
* Dilan Zúñiga (born 1996), Chilean footballer
* Enrique Zúñiga (born 1976), Mexican basketball player
* Felipe de Zúñiga y Ontiveros (1717–1793), scientist of New Spain
* Fernando Zúñiga (born 1968), Chilean-Swiss linguist
* Francisca Fernández-Hall Zúñiga (1921–2002), Guatemalan engineer and diplomat
* Francisco López de Zúñiga, 2nd Marquis of Baides (1599–1655), Spanish soldier, Royal Governor of Chile
* Francisco Zúñiga (1912–1998), Costa Rican and Mexican artist
* Fulgencio Zúñiga (born 1977), Colombian boxer
* Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey (1560–1606), Spanish nobleman, ninth viceroy of New Spain
* Gerardo Flores Zúñiga (born 1986), Mexican footballer
* Guillermo Zúñiga Martínez (1942–2015), Mexican politician
* Hernaldo Zúñiga (born 1955), Nicaraguan singer
* Íñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga (1476–1535), Castilian cardinal, archbishop of Burgos, bishop of Coria and abbot of Santa Maria de la Vid
* Jabari Zuniga (born 1997), American football player
* José Zúñiga (born 1965), Honduran–American actor
* José de Züñiga (1755–?), Spanish settler in California
* José Alfredo Zúñiga (born 1985), Mexican boxer
* Josefina Klinger Zúñiga (born 1965), Colombian environmentalist
* Juan Domingo de Zuñiga y Fonseca (1640–1716), Spanish military and political figure
* Juan Camilo Zúñiga (born 1985), Colombian footballer
* Juan Carlos Zuniga, Honduran mayor of San Pedro Sula
* Juan José Zúñiga, Bolivian military official
* Julio Granda Zúñiga (born 1967), Peruvian chess player
* Laura Zúñiga (born 1985), Mexican model and beauty queen
* Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga (1528–1576), Spanish governor of the Netherlands
* Maite Zúñiga (born 1964), Basque athlete
* Manuel Zúñiga (born 1960), Spanish footballer
* Mariana Zúñiga (born 2002), Chilean Paralympic archer
* Mario Pérez Zúñiga (born 1982), Mexican footballer
* Markos Moulitsas Zúñiga (born 1971), American political columnist and publisher
* Martín Zúñiga (born 1970), Mexican footballer
* Martín Eduardo Zúñiga (born 1993), Mexican footballer
* Mauricio de Zúñiga (died 1816), Governor of Florida in 1812–13 and 1816
* Miguel Sierra Zúñiga, Mexican politician
* Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda (1865–1925), Mexican eccentric
* Nigel Zúniga (born 1971), Honduran football player
* Nonoy Zuñiga, Filipino singer
* Olivia Zúñiga (1916–1992), Mexican poet, novelist, and essayist
* Pedro de Zúñiga (1383–1453), Spanish nobleman.
* Priscilla Zuniga (born 1990), American wrestler
* Rafael Zuñiga (born 1963), Bolivian boxer
* Ricardo Miranda Zuñiga (born 1971), Nicaraguan-American artist
* Sara Chacón Zúñiga (1914–1998), first winner of the Miss Ecuador title
* Sebastián Zúñiga (born 1990), Chilean footballer
* Todd Zuniga (born 1975), American writer
* Violeta Zúñiga (1933–2019), Chilean human rights activist
* Xavier Azuara Zúñiga (born 1979), Mexican politician
* Ysrael Zúñiga (born 1976), Peruvian footballer