Uribes Surname

573,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Uribes Surname User-submission:

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'.

Uribes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3021:1,200,19585,425
Mexico1161:1,070,05313,627
Spain711:658,47929,555
El Salvador141:453,1352,829
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
France51:13,284,544357,392
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Uribès (1) are calculated separately.

Uribes (46) may also be a first name.

Uribes Surname Meaning

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

Uribes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uribes is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Uribès. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uribes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 573,706th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,274,218 people. Uribes is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Uribes live; 72 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 46 people.

The last name Uribes is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 302 people, or 1 in 1,200,195. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 50 percent reside, Texas, where 14 percent reside and Colorado, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 21 percent reside and Spain, where 13 percent reside.

Uribes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Uribes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,314 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Uribes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Uribes last name are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Uribes earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 3.69% more than the national average, earning $23,539,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 15.89% less than the national average, earning $36,291 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uribès941/
Ouribes925/
Huribes922/
Guribes921/
Uribe91243,880/
Euribe831,099/
Oribes83403/
Guribe83100/
Urives8372/
Uraibe8337/
Huribe8328/
Iribes8327/
Uribez8314/
Ureibe8311/
Urribe8311/
Uribie838/
Uribea833/
Uribee832/
Uriber832/
Uiribe832/
Uribis832/
Uribei831/
Ouribe831/
Uriebe831/
Uriobe831/
Ourives771,326/
Ouriebe7710/
Uraives774/
Ouribeh771/
Guriobe771/
Urieves771/
Oriebes771/
Oribe735,266/
Urive731,023/
Urebe73140/
Uriba7358/
Uribi7333/
Uribé733/
Úribe732/
Ùribe731/
Uriby731/
Urybe731/
Ouriveis7128/
Gureibez711/
Gouribee711/
Horibe6712,243/
Uribio67282/
Huriba67143/
Guriby6764/
Oriebe6762/
Ourive6742/
Urivez6736/
Uraive6727/
Urebie6711/
Uraiby6711/
Auriba6711/
Uribay6710/
Orribe6710/
Ouribi679/
Oribis679/
Aurive676/
Hurive676/
Uraibi676/
Guribi673/
Oribei672/
Ureibi672/
Oribea672/
Oribès672/
Ouriba672/
Orebes672/
Huribi672/
Ouribeche671/
Urivis671/
Ureber671/
Gurebe671/
Eurive671/
Oribez671/
Oraibe671/
Hurebe671/
Urisby670/

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