Zúñiga (surname)

Zúñiga is a Spanish surname originally from the Basque region of the country. 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