Urrea Surname
Approximately 44,525 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameUrrea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 22,337 | 1:2,139 | 408 |
| Mexico | 6,254 | 1:19,847 | 1,544 |
| Chile | 5,139 | 1:3,428 | 512 |
| Spain | 2,465 | 1:18,966 | 2,102 |
| United States | 2,200 | 1:164,754 | 16,735 |
| Honduras | 1,764 | 1:4,998 | 494 |
| Venezuela | 1,181 | 1:25,575 | 1,686 |
| Ecuador | 787 | 1:20,211 | 2,848 |
| Guatemala | 592 | 1:27,167 | 1,799 |
| Philippines | 507 | 1:199,681 | 31,532 |
| Argentina | 363 | 1:117,750 | 9,945 |
| France | 252 | 1:263,582 | 40,616 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Peru | 117 | 1:271,659 | 10,749 |
| Brazil | 98 | 1:2,184,432 | 68,273 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Panama | 51 | 1:76,711 | 3,213 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Costa Rica | 13 | 1:367,698 | 3,592 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| El Salvador | 10 | 1:634,389 | 3,243 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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).
- p3dr09999Urrea Demographics
Average Male Urrea Height
171.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Urrea Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Urrea in the Russian language | ||
| Урреа | urrea | - |
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