Urquizar Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Urquizar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urquizar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3101:150,81311,148
Chile651:271,0238,011
France291:2,290,439180,028
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Urquízar (2) are calculated separately.

Urquizar Last Name Facts

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

Urquizar has its highest incidence in Spain. It may occur in the variant forms: Urquízar. Click here to see other potential spellings of Urquizar.

How Common Is The Last Name Urquizar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 707,442nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Urquizar live; 75 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Spain, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 150,813. In Spain Urquizar is mostly concentrated in: Andalusia, where 84 percent are found, Basque Country, where 7 percent are found and Catalonia, where 5 percent are found. Not including Spain this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 16 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urquízar962/
Arquizar8812/
Urkizar8018/
Arquisar753/
Arquezar752/

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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
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  • 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 Urquizar
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