Urquizo Surname

53,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Urquizo 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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Urquizo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru3,7081:8,5721,258
Ecuador2,6291:6,050992
Mexico1,0511:118,1034,081
Bolivia1,0331:10,2771,118
United States6191:585,55647,866
Argentina1841:232,30118,973
Spain1471:318,04118,803
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137

Urquizo 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.

- ernestu

Urquizo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urquizo has its highest incidence in Peru. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urquizo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,991st most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 771,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Urquizo are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 78 percent are found in Andean South America.

The last name Urquizo is most prevalent in Peru, where it is borne by 3,708 people, or 1 in 8,572. In Peru it is most frequent in: Lima Province, where 33 percent are found, Arequipa Region, where 19 percent are found and La Libertad Region, where 12 percent are found. Not including Peru it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 28 percent are found and Mexico, where 11 percent are found.

Urquizo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Urquizo are 43.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.22% registered with the party.

The amount Urquizo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,488 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $22,003,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.16% less than the national average, earning $39,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $50,421 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurquizo933/
Urquizos931/
Urquiza8633,117/
Urquijo8610,600/
Urquiso86114/
Urquezo863/
Urguizo862/
Urkuizo861/
Urquizas8032/
Hurquiza8019/
Hurquijo807/
Urquijos807/
Uurquiza802/
Urquisio801/
Aurquijo801/
Urrquiza801/
Urquijoz801/
Urkuizoo801/
Urquizah801/
Urqiza774/
Urqico771/
Urkizo771/
Urquisa71259/
Urquejo71239/
Urqueza7131/
Urguiza7121/
Urguijo7114/
Urquica7112/
Urquija715/
Urkuijo714/
Urkuiza712/
Urqueco711/
Urqieza711/
Urqirza711/
Orquieza6728/

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