Urquiza Surname

16,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Cuba

Urquiza Surname User-submission:

From some research I've done online, it seems Urquiza is originally from the Basque region of Spain and it means field of birch trees, or birch field. From ancestry.com: Basque: Castilianized variant of habitational name from a place in Biscay province named Urkiza, from Basque urki 'birch tree' + the collective suffix -tza.

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Urquiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina12,4191:3,442418
Mexico5,7031:21,7651,623
Cuba3,5241:3,270433
Bolivia2,4051:4,414643
United States1,7621:205,70920,180
Peru1,4881:21,3602,444
Spain1,3131:35,6073,539
Ecuador1,0931:14,5522,239
Brazil9131:234,4749,064
Colombia8841:54,0432,658
Chile5481:32,1471,717
Philippines4691:215,86033,563
Uruguay1691:20,3062,322
El Salvador1181:53,7621,306
Paraguay1091:66,3921,769
Honduras511:172,8712,098
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
France261:2,554,720189,486
Israel181:475,42436,085
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England121:4,643,172139,951
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Urquiza (137) may also be a first name.

Urquiza Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From some research I've done online, it seems Urquiza is originally from the Basque region of Spain and it means field of birch trees, or birch field. From ancestry.com: Basque: Castilianized variant of habitational name from a place in Biscay province named Urkiza, from Basque urki 'birch tree' + the collective suffix -tza.

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Urquiza Last Name Facts

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

Urquiza is most common in Argentina. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urquiza? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,771st most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 220,055 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Urquiza reside; 61 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Urquiza is also the 790,880th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 137 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Argentina, where it is carried by 12,419 people, or 1 in 3,442. In Argentina it is primarily found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 37 percent are found, Córdoba Province, where 15 percent are found and San Luis Province, where 7 percent are found. Not including Argentina this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 17 percent are found and Cuba, where 11 percent are found.

Urquiza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Urquiza has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Urquiza surname grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Urquiza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Urquiza surname are 43.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.89% registered with the party.

The amount Urquiza earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 6.9% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,047 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.96% less than the national average, earning $19,759,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.25% less than the national average, earning $35,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.72% less than the national average, earning $41,875 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urquizas9332/
Hurquiza9319/
Uurquiza932/
Urrquiza931/
Urquizah931/
Urqiza924/
Urquizo869,440/
Urquisa86259/
Urqueza8631/
Urguiza8621/
Urquica8612/
Urquija865/
Urkuiza862/
Urqieza861/
Urqirza861/
Orquieza8028/
Hurquizo803/
Urquijoz801/
Urquizos801/
Urkiza77181/
Urquijo7110,600/
Urquiso71114/
Urkitza7136/
Urquezo713/
Urguizo712/
Urkuizo711/
Urquesa711/
Urchiza711/
Urquijos677/
Hurquijo677/
Urkuizoo671/
Urquisio671/
Aurquijo671/
Orqqueza671/

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