Urrea Surname

12,599th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Urrea Surname User-submission:

Urrea is a Basque surname. Its etymology derives from (h)ur, (h)urra, (h)urre (hazelnut). The 'H' should not confuse us because it had disappeared as a sound hundreds of years ago, until it was recovered by Koldo Mitxelena in Euskera Batua (Unified Basque).

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Urrea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia22,3371:2,139408
Mexico6,2541:19,8471,544
Chile5,1391:3,428512
Spain2,4651:18,9662,102
United States2,2001:164,75416,735
Honduras1,7641:4,998494
Venezuela1,1811:25,5751,686
Ecuador7871:20,2112,848
Guatemala5921:27,1671,799
Philippines5071:199,68131,532
Argentina3631:117,7509,945
France2521:263,58240,616
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Peru1171:271,65910,749
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Panama511:76,7113,213
Canada501:736,91258,785
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
El Salvador101:634,3893,243
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Comoros11:749,524685
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Urréa (3) & Urrêa (1) are calculated separately.

Urrea (23) may also be a first name.

Urrea Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Urrea is a Basque surname. Its etymology derives from (h)ur, (h)urra, (h)urre (hazelnut). The 'H' should not confuse us because it had disappeared as a sound hundreds of years ago, until it was recovered by Koldo Mitxelena in Euskera Batua (Unified Basque).

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Urrea Last Name Facts

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

Urrea (Russian: Урреа) occurs more in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Urréa or Urrêa. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urrea? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,599th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 163,673 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Urrea are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 53 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 23 people.

The surname Urrea is most frequently occurring in Colombia, where it is held by 22,337 people, or 1 in 2,139. In Colombia it is most common in: Capital District, where 23 percent are found, Antioquia Department, where 15 percent are found and Valle del Cauca Department, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Colombia this last name exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 14 percent are found and Chile, where 12 percent are found.

Urrea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Urrea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Urrea last name expanded 220,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Urrea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Urrea surname are 40.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Urrea earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 178.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 53,892 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.62% more than the national average, earning $24,206,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.56% less than the national average, earning $39,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.39% more than the national average, earning $58,325 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urréa933/
Urrêa931/
Gurrea914,297/
Hurrea9157/
Urreas9115/
Urreia9112/
Aurrea914/
Uurrea912/
Urreya911/
Uerrea911/
Urra8920,103/
Urea892,808/
Urre8968/
Hurreau8339/
Utrreja831/
Aurea802,711/
Hurre802,183/
Gurra801,807/
Hurra801,103/
Gurre80692/
Eurea80468/
Urrai80211/
Aurre80202/
Urria80186/
Urrah80176/
Gurea80140/
Urrey80105/
Orrea80104/
Urrez80104/
Ureap8070/
Ourra8048/
Hurea8028/
Aurra8021/
Ureða8019/
Ureya8013/
Urray8012/
Utrea8012/
Uriea806/
Uerra806/
Urras806/
Ureja805/
Ureha805/
Uurre805/
Urroa804/
Urreo804/
Urreh804/
Ourre803/
Uryea803/
Urrie803/
Eurra803/
Ureah803/
Ureia803/
Urres803/
Uirre802/
Urret802/
Ureas802/
Urrer802/
Utrra802/
Ourea802/
Eurre801/
Uirea801/
Urrau801/
Urraz801/
Urrja801/
Urreu801/
Irrea801/
Uerea801/
Urred801/
Urrye801/
Uurea801/
Urrhe801/
Urraj801/
Uyrre801/
Ura7545,523/
Ure757,526/
Ourrad731,841/
Gurria731,127/
Hurree73809/
Gureja73663/
Hurrah73513/
Ourrai73376/
Ourras73346/
Ourred73329/
Hourra73285/
Gurrie73282/
Gureya73271/
Hurrey73254/
Gurraj73227/
Hurrie73201/
Hurray73187/
Huerre73185/
Huurre73166/
Urraya73152/
Gurrey73148/
Gourre73124/
Aureau73118/
Gaurea73111/
Hurria73101/
Urrets7365/
Urriya7359/
Hurraß7344/
Huerra7331/
Horrea7325/
Gurría7325/
Hurrye7319/
Hurreh7319/
Heurea7317/
Hurras7317/
Hureya7313/
Hourre7313/
Gurray7312/
Haurra7312/
Gourra7311/
Orreia7310/
Gurreo738/
Haurea737/
Huerea737/
Ureath737/
Gureea736/
Ourret736/
Gourea735/
Aureya735/
Hureja734/
Urraja734/
Urraha734/
Gurrae733/
Hureha733/
Hurrer732/
Aureas732/
Urrija732/
Hurred731/
Urriah731/
Gurrau731/
Guryea731/
Guriea731/
Hutrea731/
Huirre731/
Hurrha731/
Eurrie731/
Eourre731/
Gaurre731/
Gurraa731/
Gurrai731/
Gurrei731/
Gurgea731/
Auriea731/
Autrea731/
Urrait731/
Utreas731/
Uyreja731/
Eurrat731/
Hurres731/
Urrath731/
Hureas731/
Hureia731/
Ouhrra731/
Oureya731/
Ourrat731/
Urrejo731/
Urrias731/
Urruia731/
Urruya731/
Urgeľa731/
Urejja731/
Gurrìa731/
Gurree731/
Aureja731/
Aurrai731/
Aurres731/
Ourrei731/
Guurra731/
Hurrad730/
Haurre730/
Hurreo730/
Eureaz730/
Outrreach711/
Gure6746,065/
Oura6730,660/
Gura6718,706/
Hura6715,659/
Uria6710,395/
Aure679,079/
Aura677,781/
Uras677,603/
Hure676,374/
Urai675,647/
Urge674,867/
Orea674,390/
Urey673,937/
Uray673,652/
Urie673,063/
Urga672,864/
Orre672,673/
Eure672,515/
Uraz672,292/
Utra672,281/
Urau672,062/
Urry671,834/
Irra671,549/
Oure671,337/
Ures67850/
Uhre67752/
Ureo67727/
Urat67680/
Uera67645/
Utre67544/
Eura67515/
Ureh67495/
Urya67491/
Orra67484/
Ourrach67377/
Uura67328/
Urah67308/
Uraj67293/
Urae67271/
Urri67267/
Urza67254/
Usra67222/
Uere67217/
Urap67217/
Ourrais67205/
Urhe67190/
Urep67185/
Đura67162/
Urač67152/
Urze67146/
Ureš67143/
Uría67140/
Urad67124/
Gourrah67123/
Urue67102/
Irre6797/
Uret6793/
Uraa6790/
Uroa6788/
Uttreja6757/
Ujra6757/
D'Aurea6749/
Irea6743/
Uraç6742/
Urei6741/
Urer6740/
Huerrau6738/
Urez6736/
Gurraju6735/
Usre6735/
Uğra6734/
Uure6728/
Gourrie6727/
Gourria6727/
Hurrahs6727/
Hurriya6726/
Uhra6725/
Urja6723/
Hurriah6723/
Hurrass6722/
Ured6720/
Ujre6719/
Gurraya6716/
Urha6716/
Uira6716/
Gaureya6714/
Houreya6713/
Uroe6711/
Gaureja6710/
Aurrach679/
Urye676/
Goureia676/
Țura676/
Houreas675/
Gurejja675/
Urje675/
Uire675/
U'Re675/
Urej675/
Gourray675/
Hourrie674/
Uree674/
Gurrayi674/
Gureșea674/
Ourryad674/
Hurreiz674/
Houriea674/
Gourraj673/
Ureu673/
Gurgeia673/
Houreia672/
Gurraia672/
Gurryya672/
Uyra672/
Goureah672/
Gourreo672/
Hourrey672/
Urrj672/
Ourrett671/
Haureya671/
Haurrye671/
Hurraja671/
Gurraji671/
Gurreio671/
Gureeya671/
Goureya671/
Urgejia671/
Urrugia671/
Urruyia671/
Hurrrah671/
Uraí671/
Hurrajs671/
Hourrei671/
Hourres671/
Haurras671/
Ourraht671/
Urìa671/
Uraï671/
Uraś671/
Urrujia671/
Ureð671/
Gourría671/
Gujreja671/
Gurruje671/
Gureeja671/
Gurejha671/
Ehourra671/
Aurraie671/
Ourraid671/
Gureiya671/
Ourrats671/
Aureeya671/
Hurrett670/
Gourrey670/
Eurrett670/
Autrrey670/

Urrea Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urrea in the Russian language
Урреаurrea-

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