ðɪs sˈɜːneɪm ɪz nˌɑːt kˈɑːmən; bjˈuːənˌɛtʃiəz ænd bjˈuːənˌɛtksiəz bᵻtwˌiːn ðˌɛm nˈʌmbɚ fjˈuːɚ ðɐn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪnðə hˈoʊl ʌv spˈeɪn, fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn dʒˌɪpəzkˈoʊə, wˌɛɹ dɪˈoʊssən ɹˈɛkɚdz ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt ˈoʊnli ɚɹˈaʊnd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd pˈɜːsənz hɐvbɪn bˈɔːɹn wɪð ðɪs nˈeɪm ænd ɪts vˈɛɹiənts ɪnðə θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪdjˈɪɹ pˈiəɹɪəd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd.
This surname is not common; Buenecheas and Buenetxeas between them number fewer than 100 in the whole of Spain, for the most part located in Gipuzkoa, where diocesan records indicate only around 1000 persons have been born with this name and its variants in the 300-year period 1600–1900.