Urrego Surname

12,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Urrego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urrego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia41,6981:1,146243
United States5981:606,11949,257
Ecuador5411:29,4013,625
Spain2631:177,76412,592
Venezuela1921:157,3134,763
Peru1621:196,1989,158
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Panama211:186,2985,509
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
England71:7,959,723202,100
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Urrego Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urrego occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Urrego? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 12,867th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 167,092 people. The last name Urrego is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Urrego live; 98 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Caribbean South America.

This surname is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is carried by 41,698 people, or 1 in 1,146. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Antioquia Department, where 41 percent live, Capital District, where 27 percent live and Cundinamarca Department, where 12 percent live. Aside from Colombia Urrego is found in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Ecuador, where 1 percent live.

Urrego Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Urrego surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Urrego earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 17.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,081 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.98% more than the national average, earning $25,649,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning $43,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $50,389 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurrego9243/
Urriego924/
Urreago922/
Urego9163/
Hurriego861/
Orrego8347,444/
Urrega8330/
Uriego836/
Aurego832/
Ourego831/
Hurego831/
Urrigo831/
Uerego831/
Urrago831/
Utrego831/
Urreaga77213/
Horrego7736/
Ureigho773/
Orriego772/
Oorrego771/
Guregou771/
Urregas771/
Orreigo771/
Urago731,080/
Orego73508/
Irego73188/
Urigo7339/
Urega734/
Urogo732/
Hurriega713/
Urrreaga711/
Ourega672,298/
Orrigo67346/
Uriega67177/
Gurega6764/
Uregha6745/
Hirego6744/
Orrega6730/
Aurigo6711/
Oriego6711/
Hurigo678/
Uruigo678/
Aurago677/
Irrigo674/
Urraga674/
Urriga674/
Oreago673/
Hurago672/
Oreego671/
Uregas671/
Iroego671/
Aurega671/
Uregah671/
Oregho671/
Eurigo670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urrego
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