Urbáez Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Urbáez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urbáez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Urbaez (15,174), Urbàez (1) & Urbaéz (1) are calculated separately.

Urbáez Last Name Facts

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

Urbáez occurs in The Dominican Republic more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Urbaez, Urbàez or Urbaéz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urbáez? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,511,557th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Urbáez are found; 90 percent are found in Caribbean and 90 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean.

Urbáez is most commonly occurring in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 84,821. Beside The Dominican Republic this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 6 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urbaez9415,174/
Urbàez941/
Urbaéz891/
Urbae732/
Urvaez6753/
Urbaes6740/
Urbaec673/
Orbaez672/
Hurbae670/
Haurboe628/
Orboe558/
Horboe500/

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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 Urbáez
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