Ucelay Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Ucelay Surname User-submission:

Originally Basque, where it is written as "Urzelai". Ur comes from ura, meaning 'water' and zelai, meaning 'field'.

Ucelay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1761:265,63716,656
Argentina711:602,02042,723
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ucelay Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally Basque, where it is written as "Urzelai". Ur comes from ura, meaning 'water' and zelai, meaning 'field'.

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Ucelay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ucelay is most common in Spain. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ucelay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ucelay is the 993,593rd most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The last name Ucelay occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Ucelay live; 68 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 68 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname Ucelay is most commonly used in Spain, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 265,637. In Spain Ucelay is primarily found in: Madrid, where 35 percent are found, Canary Islands, where 16 percent are found and Basque Country, where 14 percent are found. Other than Spain Ucelay occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 28 percent are found and Venezuela, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ucela91197/
Gucela831,642/
Uchela8364/
Uccela8332/
Uzelay838/
Ucelah834/
Oucely831/
Eucela831/
Ucelai831/
Ucelas831/
Uceliy831/
Uselay831/
Ucelha831/
Ukeilay7727/
Guzelay778/
Huchela778/
Uckeley777/
Ouchela774/
Uschela773/
Euchela773/
Huckela772/
Ucchela771/
Uchhela771/
Utchela771/
Eucilay771/
Urzelay771/
Huckely770/
Ouselay770/
Ocela73302/
Ugela73190/
Uceli73145/
Ukela73106/
Ušela7357/
Ucila7328/
Usela7322/
Uzela7310/
Ujela736/
Ucele733/
Ukely731/
Ouchetla71190/
Auceilla711/
Auxcelia711/
Gouchela711/
Auceleia711/
Audcelia711/
Huckeley710/
Auscelah710/
Gucila67371/
Uchila67294/
Uscila67254/
Uckele67191/
Guzela67139/
Uziela67120/
Huzela6792/
Gusela6783/
Ucceli6782/
Uziely6781/
Aucila6781/
Ujhely6780/
Uzhela6759/
Uggela6756/
Usalay6749/
Ukeliy6735/
Ucheli6734/
Auzely6733/
Guceli6733/
Auceli6720/
Uselia6719/
Gužela6716/
Ushela6715/
Uchele6714/
Ociela6713/
Ousely6711/
Ocelia6711/
Huceli678/
Husela675/
Augela674/
Ujeala674/
Ukilay674/
Hugely673/
Uselai673/
Ugelah672/
Ussela672/
Ucelis672/
Ucilia672/
Oczela672/
Uceeli672/
Oscela671/
Hukely671/
Ujehla671/
Ujjela671/
Ukkela671/
Udgela671/
Ucelih671/
Useliy671/
Uzeala671/
Oukely671/
Oucila671/
Useila671/
Ocilay671/
Oczely671/
Ujilay671/
Uchyla671/
Ucilai671/
Ucälaz671/
Uselya671/
Guzely671/
Eugela671/
Eukela671/
Ausela671/
Aucele671/
Hugela671/
Eucila671/
Ocelha671/
Auxela671/
Augely670/
Husely670/

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