Nuriega Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Colombia

Nuriega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuriega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Nuriega Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nuriega Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nuriega is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nuriega click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuriega? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Nuriega live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Nuriega is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Nuriega is mostly concentrated in: Arizona, where 50 percent are found and District of Columbia, where 50 percent are found. Aside from The United States Nuriega occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurega9227/
Nuriga921/
Noriega86138,623/
Niriega863/
Nuruega861/
Nourigat80150/
Norriega8070/
Noreiega804/
Norieaga803/
Nourigay801/
Nourigad801/
Nouregas801/
Nooriega801/
Noriegaa801/
Norieiga801/
Nieriega801/
Norega77271/
Noriga77156/
Nurigi7714/
Nurege772/
Nurige772/
Niriga772/
Nirega771/
Nurigo771/
Nouyrigat75329/
Nourrigat75124/
Nourrigad751/
Noreiga71999/
Noriego71176/
Norriga7158/
Noreaga7120/
Norigea7111/
Noryega714/
Noriege714/
Nnuruga713/
Norrega713/
Nirjiga713/
Norigga712/
Noerega711/
Norjega711/
Noregah711/
Nauruga711/
Noreega710/
Nurjigit6759/
Nooryega676/
Nourygat674/
Norreiga673/
Nooraiga671/
Norricga670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nuriega
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