Urruticoechea Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Urruticoechea Surname User-submission:

Urruticoechea or, written in Basque, Urrutikoetxea is a Basque surname.

As most Basque surnames it is a toponymic. It describes the are where the main family house, the 'Baserri' in Basque or 'Caserío' in Spanish was located.

In this case Urrutikoetxea means 'house that is far away'.

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Urruticoechea Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3111:150,32811,121
Chile361:489,34612,617
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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Urruticoechea Surname Meaning

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Urruticoechea or, written in Basque, Urrutikoetxea is a Basque surname.

As most Basque surnames it is a toponymic. It describes the are where the main family house, the 'Baserri' in Basque or 'Caserío' in Spanish was located.

In this case Urrutikoetxea means 'house that is far away'.

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Urruticoechea Last Name Facts

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

Urruticoechea is more commonly found in Spain than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Urruticoechea.

How Common Is The Last Name Urruticoechea? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 741,235th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Urruticoechea live; 80 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 80 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Spain, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 150,328. In Spain Urruticoechea is primarily concentrated in: Basque Country, where 73 percent are found, Madrid, where 7 percent are found and Catalonia, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Spain it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 9 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

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