Urceira Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Portugal

Urceira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urceira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain911:513,75925,575
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Uruguay41:857,94031,713

Urceira Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Urceira? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,628,521st most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. Urceira is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Urceira are found; 97 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 97 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Urceira is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 513,759. In Spain it is most numerous in: Galicia, where 71 percent live, Valencian Community, where 14 percent live and Catalonia, where 9 percent live. Excluding Spain Urceira exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 23 percent live and Uruguay, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urcera9279/
Urseira867/
Orcera77250/
Urgera7726/
Urcery770/
Horcera71154/
Urcaray7110/
Gurkera718/
Horcira715/
Urqirza711/
Urquira711/
Ourceyre6719/
Ourseire6715/
Orqueira673/
Gurchara671/
Gourkira671/
Ourciere671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Urceira
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