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

The last name Urquias is found in Peru more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Urquias? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Urquias are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 43 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Peru, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 10,594,708. In Peru Urquias is mostly found in: Madre de Dios Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Peru this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 43 percent live and Chile, where 14 percent live.

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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