Urueta Surname

60,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Urueta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urueta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia5,1831:9,2171,019
Mexico1,8521:67,0233,057
United States5061:716,32256,419
Venezuela3811:79,2763,201
Ecuador2701:58,9115,040
Peru481:662,16916,012
Panama371:105,7373,952
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Aruba11:103,4772,586

Urueta Last Name Facts

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

Urueta is found in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urueta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 60,575th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 876,434 people. The surname Urueta is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Urueta reside; 71 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

This surname is most frequent in Colombia, where it is carried by 5,183 people, or 1 in 9,217. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Atlántico Department, where 41 percent reside, Bolívar Department, where 25 percent reside and Magdalena Department, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Colombia this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Urueta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Urueta surname are 41.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.52% registered with the party.

The amount Urueta earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,777 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.46% less than the national average, earning $18,057,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning $39,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urrueta9287/
Hurueta9237/
Urzueta9212/
Uruta9137/
Urieta836,959/
Orueta831,866/
Urveta83244/
Irueta8383/
Huruta8350/
Urruta838/
Urutha837/
Urutea836/
Urbeta835/
Uruete832/
Urueto832/
Euruta831/
Ureata831/
Urauta831/
Urrieta776,250/
Urvetha77151/
Urvieta7789/
Urruita7719/
Urrutea7717/
Hurieta7716/
Urwetha779/
Guruita777/
Urrutai776/
Urrutta775/
Urueste773/
Oroueta773/
Uruthaa773/
Aurieta773/
Eurieta773/
Guryeta771/
Ureatga771/
Urreita771/
Urrveta771/
Uruette771/
Urutahy771/
Orrueta771/
Ourouta771/
Ureieta771/
Gureita771/
Urita73767/
Iruta7359/
Uruto7310/
Eurrieta71155/
Hurrieta7143/
Hourieta718/
Houreita713/
Gurrieta711/
Hurvieta711/
Urvettha711/
Gurujata711/
Hourouta711/
Hiruta6713,852/
Aurita67819/
Urieto67273/
Urbita6783/
Urvata6751/
Oruete6732/
Đurita6725/
Uritay6722/
Urwata6721/
Urvete6719/
Uroeto6719/
Hurita6718/
Urrita6717/
Irutta6710/
Iruita679/
Oreata677/
Urveti674/
Ureito673/
Jiruta673/
Eurita673/
Urwete672/
Uridta672/
Irueto672/
Urvita672/
Irutha672/
Urweti671/
Guruhitha671/
Houreyata671/
Houreyeta671/
Uritea671/
Gourgouta671/
Urruto671/
Iruuta671/
Urwota671/
Uraita671/
Uritah671/
Uritaj671/

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  • 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 Urueta
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