Ureña Surname
Approximately 61,821 people bear this surname
Ureña Surname User-submission:
The surname Ureña is of Spanish origin. It is a habitational name from any of the places called Ureña in Spain, which are derived from the pre-Roman word urena, meaning 'high place'.
The earliest recorded spelling of the surname Ureña is in the 13th century, in the region of Salamanca, Spain.
Read More About This SurnameUreña Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 20,021 | 1:521 | 91 |
| Costa Rica | 13,507 | 1:354 | 102 |
| Mexico | 9,722 | 1:12,768 | 1,184 |
| Spain | 6,956 | 1:6,721 | 830 |
| Panama | 5,635 | 1:694 | 135 |
| Colombia | 1,764 | 1:27,083 | 1,823 |
| Bolivia | 1,039 | 1:10,218 | 1,112 |
| Venezuela | 874 | 1:34,558 | 2,002 |
| Ecuador | 730 | 1:21,789 | 2,993 |
| Argentina | 466 | 1:91,724 | 7,726 |
| Nicaragua | 287 | 1:20,979 | 997 |
| Peru | 278 | 1:114,331 | 6,859 |
| Philippines | 271 | 1:373,573 | 49,139 |
| Chile | 70 | 1:251,664 | 7,573 |
| United States | 67 | 1:5,409,835 | 270,257 |
| Guatemala | 58 | 1:277,287 | 4,338 |
| Puerto Rico | 22 | 1:161,370 | 2,003 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Cuba | 8 | 1:1,440,340 | 7,824 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Urena (19,993), Ureñá (4), Üreña (1), Uréña (1) & Uréna (1) are calculated separately.
Ureña (147) may also be a first name.
Ureña Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Ureña is of Spanish origin. It is a habitational name from any of the places called Ureña in Spain, which are derived from the pre-Roman word urena, meaning 'high place'.
The earliest recorded spelling of the surname Ureña is in the 13th century, in the region of Salamanca, Spain. The original bearer of the surname was likely a resident of a place called Ureña.
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Average Male Ureña Height
173.26 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ureña Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ureña Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ureña (Hindi: उरेना) is found in The Dominican Republic more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Urena, Ureñá, Üreña, Uréña or Uréna. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ureña? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 9,170th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 117,881 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Ureña live; 32 percent live in Caribbean and 32 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 760,591st most widely held first name in the world It is held by 147 people.
Ureña is most frequent in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 20,021 people, or 1 in 521. Besides The Dominican Republic this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 22 percent live and Mexico, where 16 percent live.
Ureña Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Ureña earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 72.38% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,415 per year and in Colombia they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning $22,043,800 COP per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urena | 93 | 19,993 | / |
| Ureñá | 93 | 4 | / |
| Üreña | 93 | 1 | / |
| Uréña | 93 | 1 | / |
| Urueña | 91 | 11,237 | / |
| Urreña | 91 | 18 | / |
| Eureña | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ureaña | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uraeña | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uereña | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iureña | 91 | 1 | / |
| Urña | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uréna | 87 | 1 | / |
| Urrueña | 83 | 3 | / |
| Aurueña | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ureña y | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oreña | 80 | 11,122 | / |
| Uriña | 80 | 898 | / |
| Uruña | 80 | 369 | / |
| Ereña | 80 | 207 | / |
| Areña | 80 | 86 | / |
| Ireña | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ureño | 80 | 12 | / |
| Uraña | 80 | 7 | / |
| Urnea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yreña | 80 | 2 | / |
| Urean | 80 | 2 | / |
| Uruena | 73 | 269 | / |
| Aurena | 73 | 157 | / |
| Urenha | 73 | 151 | / |
| Iurean | 73 | 102 | / |
| Urenia | 73 | 93 | / |
| Orueña | 73 | 43 | / |
| Areñua | 73 | 29 | / |
| Yurena | 73 | 22 | / |
| Urenna | 73 | 18 | / |
| Areñoa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oreñia | 73 | 10 | / |
| Auriña | 73 | 9 | / |
| Urrena | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ureina | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aurean | 73 | 4 | / |
| Urenwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ureana | 73 | 3 | / |
| Urenya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eurena | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uerena | 73 | 2 | / |
| Urenea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ureano | 73 | 2 | / |
| Urreño | 73 | 2 | / |
| Urueño | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ereñea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Urenay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uriena | 73 | 1 | / |
| Arueña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ereñia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urenoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urinea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ŭrueña | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ureaon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urhena | 73 | 0 | / |
| Uran | 67 | 15,197 | / |
| Uren | 67 | 6,456 | / |
| Yurenya | 67 | 605 | / |
| Urna | 67 | 505 | / |
| Urne | 67 | 114 | / |
| Aureano | 67 | 63 | / |
| Iureanu | 67 | 61 | / |
| Yurenia | 67 | 26 | / |
| Uiriñau | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aureani | 67 | 10 | / |
| Auriena | 67 | 9 | / |
| Urwenia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oreña Y | 67 | 3 | / |
| Urehnna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ereñ | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uiorean | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ourenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arña | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurneau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ureyani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uraewan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uraeean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uruenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ureyano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aureana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourneau | 67 | 1 | / |
Ureña Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ureña in the Hindi language | ||
| उरेना | urena | - |
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