Uribe Surname
Approximately 243,880 people bear this surname
Uribe Surname Definition:
One who came from Uribe (town or city), in Spain.
Found in Álava, Vizcaya, La Rioja, Santander, and Estremadura. Derived from Basque "hiri" or "uriberri" meaning village, town, or city.
Comes from "uri" and "be" and is Basque for place below the village.
Read More About This SurnameUribe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 90,404 | 1:1,373 | 210 |
| Colombia | 63,980 | 1:747 | 156 |
| Chile | 26,259 | 1:671 | 150 |
| United States | 22,549 | 1:16,074 | 2,040 |
| Peru | 9,468 | 1:3,357 | 552 |
| Venezuela | 9,204 | 1:3,282 | 492 |
| Dominican Republic | 5,701 | 1:1,830 | 281 |
| Spain | 4,477 | 1:10,443 | 1,221 |
| Argentina | 4,340 | 1:9,849 | 941 |
| Ecuador | 2,575 | 1:6,177 | 1,018 |
| Bolivia | 1,509 | 1:7,035 | 873 |
| Panama | 616 | 1:6,351 | 689 |
| Philippines | 394 | 1:256,950 | 38,179 |
| El Salvador | 366 | 1:17,333 | 872 |
| Brazil | 296 | 1:723,224 | 26,468 |
| Canada | 291 | 1:126,617 | 13,224 |
| France | 269 | 1:246,925 | 38,159 |
| Costa Rica | 256 | 1:18,672 | 678 |
| Guatemala | 173 | 1:92,963 | 2,853 |
| Germany | 112 | 1:718,799 | 54,527 |
| England | 78 | 1:714,334 | 40,171 |
| Australia | 71 | 1:380,221 | 31,281 |
| Paraguay | 65 | 1:111,335 | 2,529 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| Italy | 41 | 1:1,491,627 | 80,856 |
| Uruguay | 39 | 1:87,994 | 8,905 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Cuba | 21 | 1:548,701 | 5,775 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Nicaragua | 12 | 1:501,758 | 3,714 |
| Andorra | 10 | 1:8,384 | 1,259 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1:394,460 | 3,042 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
The alternate forms: Uribé (3), Úribe (2) & Ùribe (1) are calculated separately.
Uribe (1,141) may also be a first name.
Uribe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Uribe (town or city), in Spain.
Found in Álava, Vizcaya, La Rioja, Santander, and Estremadura. Derived from Basque "hiri" or "uriberri" meaning village, town, or city.
Comes from "uri" and "be" and is Basque for place below the village.
A Basque name. One branch in Seville.
User-submitted Reference
Uribe is a Basque surname. It comes from uri (city) and the eighth -be / -ie brand. It means 'below the city' or even 'under the city'.
- joseuribehUribe Demographics
Average Male Uribe Height
172.19 cm
Average Female Uribe Height
161.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Uribe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uribe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Uribe (Arabic: اوريفي, Russian: Урибе) occurs most in Mexico. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Uribé, Úribe or Ùribe. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Uribe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Uribe is the 2,250th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 29,882 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Uribe are found; 48 percent are found in South America and 37 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Uribe is also the 235,667th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,141 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 90,404 people, or 1 in 1,373. In Mexico Uribe is primarily found in: México, where 17 percent are found, Mexico City, where 11 percent are found and Jalisco, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Mexico Uribe exists in 80 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 26 percent are found and Chile, where 11 percent are found.
Uribe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Uribe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Uribe last name increased 40,998 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 7,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Uribe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Uribe surname are 41.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.02% being registered with the political party.
The amount Uribe earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.91% more than the national average, earning 373,441 kr per year; in Peru they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,460 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning $25,909,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.03% less than the national average, earning $38,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% less than the national average, earning $46,016 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Uribe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uribe in the Russian language | ||
| Урибе | uribe | - |
| Uribe in the Arabic language | ||
| اوريفي | awryfy | - |
| أوريبي | awryby | - |
| اوريبي | awryby | - |
| اوريب | awryb | - |
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