Urnieta Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Urnieta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urnieta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico931:1,334,69015,285
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Urnieta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urnieta occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urnieta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,604,449th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Urnieta occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Urnieta are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 1,334,690. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: San Luis Potosí, where 62 percent are found, Nuevo León, where 33 percent are found and Jalisco, where 4 percent are found. Other than Mexico this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and Spain, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urneta922/
Urnita922/
Gurnita86653/
Ornieta86130/
Urnetta8622/
Urnieto862/
Hurnita861/
Orneta77553/
Irnita7755/
Ornita7717/
Urnete771/
Orneata71185/
Gurnito7152/
Gurneti7138/
Horneta7124/
Ornitha7123/
Ornetta7113/
Hornita717/
Hirnita713/
Urnaitis6717/
Irennita6716/
Gurnette672/
Eurnette671/
Gournette631/
Ornito6275/
Orneto6234/
Ornete627/
Irnito621/
Ornetti57264/
Ornette5712/
Ornitto5711/
Ornetty571/
Ornetto571/
Hornetti531/
Hornette531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urnieta
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