Oruezabal Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Oruezabal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oruezabal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain941:497,36225,035
Argentina841:508,85037,434
France291:2,290,439180,028
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Oruezábal (3) are calculated separately.

Oruezabal Last Name Facts

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

Oruezabal occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Oruezábal. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oruezabal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,118,459th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Oruezabal occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Oruezabal reside; 43 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 43 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

The surname Oruezabal is most common in Spain, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 497,362. In Spain Oruezabal is most prevalent in: Basque Country, where 72 percent reside, La Rioja, where 16 percent reside and Andalusia, where 6 percent reside. Not including Spain it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 39 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oruezábal963/
Orbezabal895/
Orvezabal891/
Orizabal82656/
Arizabal711,883/
Erizabal7142/
Orizábal712/
Gareeazabal701/
Garaizabal63277/
Garayzabal6374/
Arisabal593/
Arizábal591/
Garaizábal535/
Garayzábal532/

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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
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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 Oruezabal
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