Urcelay Surname

251,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Urcelay Surname User-submission:

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

Urcelay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain9111:51,3194,781
Argentina2551:167,62114,084
Mexico1861:667,34510,546
Chile941:187,4096,037
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Uruguay411:83,7018,547
England101:5,571,806158,774
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France41:16,605,680368,153
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Urcelay (12) may also be a first name.

Urcelay 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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Urcelay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urcelay is found most in Spain. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urcelay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Urcelay is the 251,268th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,621,145 people. Urcelay is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Urcelay live; 58 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 58 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

The last name Urcelay is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 911 people, or 1 in 51,319. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Basque Country, where 81 percent reside, Madrid, where 11 percent reside and Cantabria, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Spain this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 16 percent reside and Mexico, where 12 percent reside.

Urcelay Last Name Statistics demography

Urcelay earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 58.57% more than the national average, earning $68,420 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urcela923/
Urselay8620/
Urcelai869/
Urceliy861/
Urceley861/
Urcelat861/
Urzelay861/
Urgela7781/
Ursely776/
Ursela775/
Urcila773/
Urcelj772/
Gourchela755/
Urzelai71286/
Urzeala7184/
Urdzela7133/
Urshela7126/
Gursela713/
Ursilay711/
Hurzela711/
Orciela711/
Urshely711/
Gurkela711/
Orcelia710/
Urtzelai6727/
Gourzela6722/
Urselais675/
Urdziela671/
Hurgilay671/

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