Urquia Surname
Approximately 13,352 people bear this surname
Urquia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 4,092 | 1:2,155 | 325 |
| Peru | 3,111 | 1:10,217 | 1,449 |
| Venezuela | 1,613 | 1:18,725 | 1,386 |
| Argentina | 1,498 | 1:28,534 | 2,386 |
| Philippines | 674 | 1:150,205 | 25,103 |
| Spain | 649 | 1:72,037 | 6,356 |
| United States | 401 | 1:903,888 | 68,085 |
| El Salvador | 365 | 1:17,381 | 873 |
| Ecuador | 253 | 1:62,869 | 5,172 |
| Cuba | 181 | 1:63,661 | 2,389 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| France | 112 | 1:593,060 | 78,954 |
| Mexico | 55 | 1:2,256,840 | 19,878 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Urquía (32) are calculated separately.
Urquia (133) may also be a first name.
Urquia Demographics
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Urquia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urquia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Urquia is most common in Honduras. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Urquía. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Urquia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 39,318th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 545,802 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Urquia are found; 49 percent are found in South America and 33 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 804,402nd most commonly used forename on earth, held by 133 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Honduras, where it is held by 4,092 people, or 1 in 2,155. In Honduras Urquia is mostly found in: La Paz Department, where 27 percent are found, Comayagua Department, where 23 percent are found and Cortés Department, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Honduras this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 23 percent are found and Venezuela, where 12 percent are found.
Urquia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Urquia last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Urquia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 38.83% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,858 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $22,855,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.12% less than the national average, earning $37,057 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.57% more than the national average, earning $60,894 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urquía | 94 | 32 | / |
| Ourquia | 92 | 19 | / |
| Aurquia | 92 | 19 | / |
| Urquias | 92 | 7 | / |
| Hurquia | 92 | 6 | / |
| Urquija | 92 | 5 | / |
| Uerquia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Urguia | 83 | 29 | / |
| Urquio | 83 | 2 | / |
| Urkuia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Urquijo | 77 | 10,600 | / |
| Horquia | 77 | 153 | / |
| Orquija | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ourguia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Oorquia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Urrquía | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gourqia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Urguiea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Urkia | 73 | 376 | / |
| Urqea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Urquijos | 71 | 7 | / |
| Hurquijo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Aurquijo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Urquijoz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ourkia | 67 | 507 | / |
| Aurkia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Urchia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Urqujo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Urquia
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