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 surname Ucelay is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ucelay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ucelay is the 993,593rd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Ucelay are found; 68 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 68 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Ucelay is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 265,637. In Spain Ucelay is mostly found in: Madrid, where 35 percent live, Canary Islands, where 16 percent live and Basque Country, where 14 percent live. Aside from Spain Ucelay exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 28 percent live and Venezuela, where 2 percent live.

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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