Urquiza Surname
Approximately 33,117 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameUrquiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 12,419 | 1:3,442 | 418 |
| Mexico | 5,703 | 1:21,765 | 1,623 |
| Cuba | 3,524 | 1:3,270 | 433 |
| Bolivia | 2,405 | 1:4,414 | 643 |
| United States | 1,762 | 1:205,709 | 20,180 |
| Peru | 1,488 | 1:21,360 | 2,444 |
| Spain | 1,313 | 1:35,607 | 3,539 |
| Ecuador | 1,093 | 1:14,552 | 2,239 |
| Brazil | 913 | 1:234,474 | 9,064 |
| Colombia | 884 | 1:54,043 | 2,658 |
| Chile | 548 | 1:32,147 | 1,717 |
| Philippines | 469 | 1:215,860 | 33,563 |
| Uruguay | 169 | 1:20,306 | 2,322 |
| El Salvador | 118 | 1:53,762 | 1,306 |
| Paraguay | 109 | 1:66,392 | 1,769 |
| Honduras | 51 | 1:172,871 | 2,098 |
| Venezuela | 28 | 1:1,078,717 | 15,964 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Israel | 18 | 1:475,424 | 36,085 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1:394,460 | 3,042 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
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.
- ernestuUrquiza Demographics
Average Male Urquiza Height
172.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urquizas | 93 | 32 | / |
| Hurquiza | 93 | 19 | / |
| Uurquiza | 93 | 2 | / |
| Urrquiza | 93 | 1 | / |
| Urquizah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Urqiza | 92 | 4 | / |
| Urquizo | 86 | 9,440 | / |
| Urquisa | 86 | 259 | / |
| Urqueza | 86 | 31 | / |
| Urguiza | 86 | 21 | / |
| Urquica | 86 | 12 | / |
| Urquija | 86 | 5 | / |
| Urkuiza | 86 | 2 | / |
| Urqieza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Urqirza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orquieza | 80 | 28 | / |
| Hurquizo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Urquijoz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Urquizos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Urkiza | 77 | 181 | / |
| Urquijo | 71 | 10,600 | / |
| Urquiso | 71 | 114 | / |
| Urkitza | 71 | 36 | / |
| Urquezo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Urguizo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Urkuizo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Urquesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Urchiza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Urquijos | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hurquijo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Urkuizoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urquisio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurquijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orqqueza | 67 | 1 | / |
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