Urives Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Urives 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'.

Urives Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Urives 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

Urives Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urives is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urives? popularity and diffusion

The last name Urives is the 2,237,939th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Urives reside; 72 percent reside in South America and 71 percent reside in Luso-South America.

It is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 4,197,536. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 69 percent reside, Mato Grosso, where 24 percent reside and Paraná, where 4 percent reside. Barring Brazil Urives exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 13 percent reside and El Salvador, where 10 percent reside.

Urives Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Urives has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Urives surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ourives921,326/
Uraives924/
Urieves921/
Urive911,023/
Ouriveis8628/
Uribes83549/
Ourive8342/
Urivez8336/
Uraive8327/
Hurive836/
Aurive836/
Urivis831/
Eurive831/
Gurive831/
Autrive77106/
Ouribes775/
Uraived774/
Horives772/
Ourivis772/
Huribes772/
Oriveis771/
Guribes771/
Ierives771/
Uribe73243,880/
Urivi7378/
Uriva7360/
Ureve732/
Urivy731/
Hautrive71215/
Gurevesh711/
Euribe671,099/
Oribes67403/
Gurivi6780/
Uraibe6737/
Huribe6728/
Uriewe6722/
Uribez6714/
Urribe6711/
Ureibe6711/
Urivai679/
Urivay677/
Orivez676/
Hureve676/
Urivio675/
Orzive674/
Uribea673/
Uiribe672/
Uribis672/
Uribee672/
Uraivi671/
Ouribe671/
Ireves671/
Urreve671/
Uraiva671/
Urivit671/
Uribei671/
Urivic671/
Uribès671/
Ureivi671/
Aurivi671/
Urihwe671/

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