Urrutia Surname

5,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Urrutia Surname Definition:

Of Basque origin, and of unknown geographic distribution. Derived from "erreka," the equivalent of Spanish "arroyo lejos lejano" - a gully or watercourse at a distance, or far away.

Comes from the Basque "urruti" meaning distant and a terminal vowel indicating place.

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Urrutia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile22,6651:777176
Mexico13,9141:8,921966
Colombia9,3081:5,133758
United States6,9491:52,1606,280
Argentina6,0881:7,021703
Spain5,4921:8,5131,010
Peru5,4821:5,798914
El Salvador4,8971:1,295254
Nicaragua3,8311:1,572287
Guatemala2,6971:5,963782
Cuba2,5431:4,531550
Venezuela2,5291:11,9431,051
Ecuador1,8091:8,7931,416
Honduras1,7321:5,090495
Panama1,0941:3,576440
Uruguay1,0561:3,250388
France6621:100,33614,718
Bolivia6391:16,6141,501
Philippines6131:165,15227,068
Brazil3771:567,83621,214
Canada1881:195,98719,219
Dominican Republic1851:56,3942,803
Costa Rica871:54,9431,207
Paraguay621:116,7222,610
Australia581:465,44335,949
Wales381:81,4356,830
England371:1,505,89364,828
Puerto Rico361:98,6151,585
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Finland61:916,11741,832
Belize51:71,0952,977
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Gambia41:480,863548
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Andorra11:83,8382,381

The alternate forms: Urrutía (1) are calculated separately.

Urrutia (48) may also be a first name.

Urrutia Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of Basque origin, and of unknown geographic distribution. Derived from "erreka," the equivalent of Spanish "arroyo lejos lejano" - a gully or watercourse at a distance, or far away.

Comes from the Basque "urruti" meaning distant and a terminal vowel indicating place. In other words, a distant place.

A Basque name from Zumárraga (Guipúzcoa). Later extended throughout Basque area.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Urrutia means 'far', 'far away', or 'across the river'.

- jero

Urrutia Last Name Facts

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

Urrutia is more commonly found in Chile than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Urrutía. For other potential spellings of Urrutia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urrutia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,915th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 76,476 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Urrutia are found; 52 percent are found in South America and 31 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 48 people.

The last name Urrutia is most frequent in Chile, where it is held by 22,665 people, or 1 in 777. In Chile it is most frequent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 40 percent are found, Bío Bío Region, where 16 percent are found and Maule Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Chile this last name occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 15 percent are found and Colombia, where 10 percent are found.

Urrutia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Urrutia last name are 42.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.51% registered with the political party.

The amount Urrutia earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,390 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.54% less than the national average, earning $19,628,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning $40,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.74% less than the national average, earning $42,855 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urrutía951/
Hurrutia93110/
Urruttia9372/
Gurrutia9364/
Urrutias9329/
Eurrutia9321/
Urruitia937/
Urruthia934/
Urrrutia933/
Uurrutia933/
Urruetia933/
Urrutiaj932/
Urrustia931/
Urruutia931/
Urutia92205/
Irrutia86411/
Orrutia86146/
Urritia8698/
Urrutea8617/
Urrotia8610/
Hurutia867/
Ureutia863/
Urrutio862/
Gurutia861/
Uruutia861/
Urautia861/
Uruttia861/
Urahutia8032/
Horrutia801/
Orrautia801/
Orutia777/
Urutea776/
Uritia772/
Gouroutia751/
Gurutio716/
Oroutia711/
Orrotia711/
Iritia62100/
Orotia6239/
Oroutya571/
Auritio571/
Orouthya531/

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