Urrutia Surname
Approximately 95,292 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameUrrutia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 22,665 | 1:777 | 176 |
| Mexico | 13,914 | 1:8,921 | 966 |
| Colombia | 9,308 | 1:5,133 | 758 |
| United States | 6,949 | 1:52,160 | 6,280 |
| Argentina | 6,088 | 1:7,021 | 703 |
| Spain | 5,492 | 1:8,513 | 1,010 |
| Peru | 5,482 | 1:5,798 | 914 |
| El Salvador | 4,897 | 1:1,295 | 254 |
| Nicaragua | 3,831 | 1:1,572 | 287 |
| Guatemala | 2,697 | 1:5,963 | 782 |
| Cuba | 2,543 | 1:4,531 | 550 |
| Venezuela | 2,529 | 1:11,943 | 1,051 |
| Ecuador | 1,809 | 1:8,793 | 1,416 |
| Honduras | 1,732 | 1:5,090 | 495 |
| Panama | 1,094 | 1:3,576 | 440 |
| Uruguay | 1,056 | 1:3,250 | 388 |
| France | 662 | 1:100,336 | 14,718 |
| Bolivia | 639 | 1:16,614 | 1,501 |
| Philippines | 613 | 1:165,152 | 27,068 |
| Brazil | 377 | 1:567,836 | 21,214 |
| Canada | 188 | 1:195,987 | 19,219 |
| Dominican Republic | 185 | 1:56,394 | 2,803 |
| Costa Rica | 87 | 1:54,943 | 1,207 |
| Paraguay | 62 | 1:116,722 | 2,610 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:81,435 | 6,830 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Puerto Rico | 36 | 1:98,615 | 1,585 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
Urrutia means 'far', 'far away', or 'across the river'.
- jeroUrrutia Demographics
Average Male Urrutia Height
171.42 cm
Average Female Urrutia Height
160.84 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urrutía | 95 | 1 | / |
| Hurrutia | 93 | 110 | / |
| Urruttia | 93 | 72 | / |
| Gurrutia | 93 | 64 | / |
| Urrutias | 93 | 29 | / |
| Eurrutia | 93 | 21 | / |
| Urruitia | 93 | 7 | / |
| Urruthia | 93 | 4 | / |
| Urrrutia | 93 | 3 | / |
| Uurrutia | 93 | 3 | / |
| Urruetia | 93 | 3 | / |
| Urrutiaj | 93 | 2 | / |
| Urrustia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Urruutia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Urutia | 92 | 205 | / |
| Irrutia | 86 | 411 | / |
| Orrutia | 86 | 146 | / |
| Urritia | 86 | 98 | / |
| Urrutea | 86 | 17 | / |
| Urrotia | 86 | 10 | / |
| Hurutia | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ureutia | 86 | 3 | / |
| Urrutio | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gurutia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uruutia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Urautia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uruttia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Urahutia | 80 | 32 | / |
| Horrutia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orrautia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orutia | 77 | 7 | / |
| Urutea | 77 | 6 | / |
| Uritia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gouroutia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gurutio | 71 | 6 | / |
| Oroutia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orrotia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iritia | 62 | 100 | / |
| Orotia | 62 | 39 | / |
| Oroutya | 57 | 1 | / |
| Auritio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Orouthya | 53 | 1 | / |
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