Ureca Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Moldova

Ureca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ureca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ureca Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ureca is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ureca? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Ureca live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 3,615,651. In The Philippines Ureca is most prevalent in: Western Visayas, where 54 percent live, National Capital Region, where 25 percent live and Central Luzon, where 7 percent live. Other than The Philippines it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 9 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Ureca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ureca has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ureca surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urecha916/
Eureca915/
Gureca914/
Hureca914/
Huereca831,012/
Urrecha83220/
Urgecha8349/
Aurecia835/
Uhrecka832/
Aurecha832/
Gurecha831/
Ourecka831/
Uraca80226/
Ureka80125/
Urica8046/
Oreca8045/
Uresa8022/
Ureza8011/
Ureja805/
Urecy803/
Ureco802/
Ureqa801/
Ireca801/
Ourgecha774/
Ureche736,767/
Urraca732,228/
Urzica732,024/
Đurica731,563/
Aurica73598/
Eureka73152/
Urechi73136/
Gurica73130/
Horeca7375/
Urocay7339/
Hureka7323/
Urecki7314/
Aureza7311/
Huresa7311/
Uricay7311/
Urrica738/
Uraica738/
Guryca738/
Huraca737/
Eurica735/
Urecke735/
Hureja734/
Utresa734/
Uresas734/
Usresa734/
Urecko732/
Urreza732/
Euresa732/
Orecia732/
Urreco732/
Irecai731/
Eureza731/
Uhreka731/
Uhrica731/
Urecho731/
Ureesa731/
Urekha731/
Uresci731/
Uyreja731/
Urakea731/
Auroca731/
Euroca731/
Ðurica731/
Orecaa731/
Ueraca731/
Urecio731/
Urejay731/
Urejja731/
Euraca731/
Aureja731/
Aureka731/
Orreca731/
Oureza731/
Hurecy730/
Oreica730/
Gureckaja716/
Gurecký67197/
Gurecká67192/
Urrecho67138/
Horeica67133/
Auresco67103/
Gurecky6791/
Uhrecká6762/
Uttreja6757/
Huereka6749/
Uhrecký6745/
Guricza6743/
Aureche6740/
Gurrica6732/
Urretxa6727/
Ourecky6724/
Đurđica6715/
Ureckis6713/
Urechko6711/
Hurecká6710/
Aurecio6710/
Aurisca679/
Hurecký677/
Gurekha676/
Horecza676/
Ouredja676/
Hurraca675/
Auricia675/
Ureiche675/
Uhrecky674/
Hueraca671/
Huerica671/
Hueroca671/
Eurikca671/
Eutresa671/
Gurecke671/
Urechii671/
Uretcho671/
Utrreja671/
Ouricha671/
Gureche671/
Horzeca671/
Uracaai671/
Urrieco671/
Urrraca671/
Urichea671/
Aurechi671/
Auricha671/
Urrechi671/
Guricha671/
Huriesa671/
Urgecho671/
Oureche671/
Ouresco671/
Aureisa671/
Aurisea671/
Hureshchka671/
Euricka670/
Ureitza670/
Aureska670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ureca
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