Urquias Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Urquias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urquias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Urquias Last Name Facts

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

Urquias is more commonly found in Peru than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Urquias click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urquias? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Urquias reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 43 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

It is most widespread in Peru, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 10,594,708. In Peru Urquias is most frequent in: Madre de Dios Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Peru this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 43 percent are found and Chile, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urquia9213,352/
Ourquia8619/
Aurquia8619/
Hurquia866/
Urquija865/
Urquijos807/
Horquias804/
Urquía7732/
Urguia7729/
Urquio772/
Urkuia772/
Urquijo7110,600/
Horquia71153/
Orquiaz7110/
Orquija719/
Ourguia714/
Urrquía711/
Gourqia711/
Oorquia711/
Urguiea711/
Urkia67376/
Hurquijo677/
Urqea674/
Aurquijo671/
Urquijoz671/

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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 Urquias
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