Urquía Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Urquía Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urquía Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272

The alternate forms: Urquia (13,352) are calculated separately.

Urquía Last Name Facts

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

Urquía is more commonly found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Urquia. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urquía? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most frequent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Urquía live; 47 percent live in South America and 25 percent live in Andean South America.

Urquía is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,678,862. In Spain it is mostly found in: Canary Islands, where 29 percent live, Madrid, where 29 percent live and Andalusia, where 14 percent live. Outside of Spain it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 16 percent live and Argentina, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urquia9413,352/
Urrquía921/
Aurquia7719/
Ourquia7719/
Urquias777/
Hurquia776/
Urquija775/
Uerquia771/
Urqea734/
Urkía731/
Urcía731/
Urguia6729/
Urkuia672/
Urquio672/
Orqiua671/
Urqujo671/

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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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  • 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 Urquía
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