Urquia Surname

39,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Honduras
Highest density in:
Honduras

Urquia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urquia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Honduras4,0921:2,155325
Peru3,1111:10,2171,449
Venezuela1,6131:18,7251,386
Argentina1,4981:28,5342,386
Philippines6741:150,20525,103
Spain6491:72,0376,356
United States4011:903,88868,085
El Salvador3651:17,381873
Ecuador2531:62,8695,172
Cuba1811:63,6612,389
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
France1121:593,06078,954
Mexico551:2,256,84019,878
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Chile381:463,59112,075
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belize11:355,4743,977
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Urquía (32) are calculated separately.

Urquia (133) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urquía9432/
Ourquia9219/
Aurquia9219/
Urquias927/
Hurquia926/
Urquija925/
Uerquia921/
Urguia8329/
Urquio832/
Urkuia832/
Urquijo7710,600/
Horquia77153/
Orquija779/
Ourguia774/
Oorquia771/
Urrquía771/
Gourqia771/
Urguiea771/
Urkia73376/
Urqea734/
Urquijos717/
Hurquijo717/
Aurquijo711/
Urquijoz711/
Ourkia67507/
Aurkia6712/
Urchia6711/
Urqujo671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urquia
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