Urquisa Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Urquisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urquisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1861:1,150,93740,026
Ecuador271:589,10511,569
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Urquisa (42) may also be a first name.

Urquisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urquisa is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urquisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 990,978th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Urquisa are found; 87 percent are found in South America and 72 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 42 people.

This last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 1,150,937. In Brazil Urquisa is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 26 percent are found, Piauí, where 18 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 10 percent are found and Mexico, where 8 percent are found.

Urquisa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Urquisa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Urquisa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Urquisa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 264.12% more than the national average, earning $82,665,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 47.1% less than the national average, earning $22,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urquiza8633,117/
Urquiso86114/
Urquica8612/
Urquija865/
Urquesa861/
Urquizas8032/
Hurquiza8019/
Urquijos807/
Uurquiza802/
Urquisio801/
Urrquiza801/
Urquizah801/
Urquizos801/
Urqiza774/
Urqesa771/
Urquijo7110,600/
Urquizo719,440/
Urqueza7131/
Urguiza7121/
Urkuiza712/
Urqieza711/
Urqirza711/
Orquieza6728/
Hurquijo677/
Hurkusha676/
Hurquizo673/
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 Urquisa
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