Uribe Surname

2,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

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.

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Uribe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico90,4041:1,373210
Colombia63,9801:747156
Chile26,2591:671150
United States22,5491:16,0742,040
Peru9,4681:3,357552
Venezuela9,2041:3,282492
Dominican Republic5,7011:1,830281
Spain4,4771:10,4431,221
Argentina4,3401:9,849941
Ecuador2,5751:6,1771,018
Bolivia1,5091:7,035873
Panama6161:6,351689
Philippines3941:256,95038,179
El Salvador3661:17,333872
Brazil2961:723,22426,468
Canada2911:126,61713,224
France2691:246,92538,159
Costa Rica2561:18,672678
Guatemala1731:92,9632,853
Germany1121:718,79954,527
England781:714,33440,171
Australia711:380,22131,281
Paraguay651:111,3352,529
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
Uruguay391:87,9948,905
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Cuba211:548,7015,775
Guam161:10,0081,526
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
China81:170,915,1968,932
Norway81:642,78647,258
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Curaçao41:39,312638
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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'.

- joseuribeh

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 in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Uribé, Úribe or Ùribe. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uribe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,250th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,882 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Uribe reside; 48 percent reside in South America and 37 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 235,667th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 1,141 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is carried by 90,404 people, or 1 in 1,373. In Mexico it is most frequent in: México, where 17 percent live, Mexico City, where 11 percent live and Jalisco, where 11 percent live. Besides Mexico this last name is found in 80 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 26 percent live and Chile, where 11 percent live.

Uribe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Uribe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Uribe surname expanded 40,998 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 7,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Uribe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Uribe surname are 41.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.02% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uribé933/
Úribe932/
Ùribe931/
Euribe911,099/
Uribes91549/
Guribe91100/
Uraibe9137/
Huribe9128/
Uribez9114/
Urribe9111/
Ureibe9111/
Uribie918/
Uribea913/
Uriber912/
Uiribe912/
Uribee912/
Uribei911/
Ouribe911/
Uriebe911/
Uriobe911/
Ouriebe8310/
Ouribes835/
Huribes832/
Guriobe831/
Ouribeh831/
Iribe805,391/
Oribe805,266/
Urive801,023/
Urube80511/
Urebe80140/
Uriba8058/
Uribi8033/
Uriby801/
Urybe801/
Gouribee771/
Horibe7312,243/
Uribio73282/
Huriba73143/
Hurube73104/
Urives7372/
Guriby7364/
Oriebe7362/
Ourive7342/
Urivez7336/
Uraive7327/
Uriewe7322/
Jiribe7321/
Urebie7311/
Uraiby7311/
Auriba7311/
Orribe7310/
Uribay7310/
Ouribi739/
Irribe738/
Uraibi736/
Aurive736/
Hurive736/
Hiribe735/
Urubeh734/
Guribi733/
Urubey733/
Huribi732/
Ouriba732/
Ireibe732/
Iribie732/
Oribei732/
Ureibi732/
Uribis732/
Iribeh732/
Oribea732/
Iribee731/
Ureber731/
Gurebe731/
Uribès731/
Gurive731/
Eurive731/
Eurube731/
Oraibe731/
Hurebe731/
Iriebe731/
Urihwe731/
Urisby730/
Ourives671,326/
Huraibi67329/
Ouraiba67289/
Uraiwet67218/
Ouraibi67204/
Autrive67106/
Euriboa6768/
Huraiby6763/
Gauribi6726/
Gouribi6717/
Oureiba679/
Guribay677/
Uraiwed677/
Huribai674/
Oureiby674/
Urisbai674/
Uraived674/
Uraives674/
Auraibi673/
Houribi672/
Uriewih672/
Auraiby672/
Guribhi671/
Guraybe671/
Horaibe671/
Horibie671/
Ouraiby671/
Ourzebe671/
Guribai671/
Houriba671/
Ourebie671/

Uribe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uribe in the Russian language
Урибеuribe-
Uribe in the Arabic language
اوريفيawryfy-
أوريبيawryby-
اوريبيawryby-
اوريبawryb-

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