Urzelai Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Urzelai Surname User-submission:

Originally Basque, where it is written as "Urzelai". Ur comes from ura, meaning 'water' and zelai, meaning 'field'.

Urzelai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2831:165,20211,919
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Urzelai Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally Basque, where it is written as "Urzelai". Ur comes from ura, meaning 'water' and zelai, meaning 'field'.

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Urzelai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urzelai occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urzelai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 924,083rd most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,480,930 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Urzelai are found; 99 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 99 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Spain, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 165,202. In Spain Urzelai is most prevalent in: Basque Country, where 94 percent are found, Navarre, where 5 percent are found and Andalusia, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Spain it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found and Oman, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urtzelai9327/
Urzeli921/
Urelai921/
Urzeala8684/
Urdzela8633/
Urcelai869/
Urzelay861/
Hurzela861/
Urela8326/
Uzeli8322/
Uzela8310/
Ureli834/
Gourzela8022/
Urselais805/
Ourelaid803/
Urdziela801/
Aureli774,126/
Urzola772,416/
Aurela77419/
Guzela77139/
Urreli77128/
Uziela77120/
Guzeli7799/
Huzela7792/
Urgela7781/
Uzhela7759/
Utrela7757/
Hurela7753/
Urieli7749/
Gureli7729/
Gurela7723/
Uzelay778/
Ursela775/
Urelid775/
Ureela773/
Uzieli773/
Uselai773/
Urcela773/
Uzheli772/
Uzzeli772/
Auzeli771/
Usrela771/
Uzeala771/
Urseli771/
Ouzeli771/
Ucelai771/
Uriela771/
Urelio771/
Urelis771/
Urelay771/
Uzielaitė754/
Urzitelli752/
Gourtzela752/
Aurelio7126,807/
Aurelie712,015/
Urcelay711,577/
Aurelia711,514/
Horzela71651/
Udziela71330/
Gauzela7191/
Gouzeli7161/
Aurelis7149/
Aurelas7136/
Guzelya7134/
Guzzela7132/
Urshela7126/
Urgelli7125/
Urselay7120/
Gurheli7118/
Urgelio7116/
Ourelio7114/
Gurrela7113/
Uzelats7112/
Uzelatz7110/
Auzelis7110/
Gaurela718/
Guzelay718/
Urhelyi718/
Ourseli717/
Eurelia716/
Ourelis716/
Goureli715/
Guzieli714/
Guzelia713/
Gursela713/
Ureilay713/
Gourela712/
Ourelia712/
Aurelya712/
Gurelya711/
Houzeli711/
Euzelia711/
Aureala711/
Ureelis711/
Urreula711/
Gurgeli711/
Hurzola711/
Urrelis711/
Urcelat711/
Urceliy711/
Ureliya711/
Ouzieli711/
Outrela711/
Aurelea711/
Ouretla711/
Euzelio711/
Euziela711/
Aurelei711/
Aurieli711/
Uzele67384/
Useli67263/
Hurzeler67218/
Ucela67197/
Ugela67190/
Guzhelya67155/
Orela67145/
Uceli67145/
D'Aureli6777/
Ozeli6763/
Uzila6757/
Ujeli6754/
Ozela6753/
Aureglia6747/
Urila6723/
Usela6722/
Oreli6720/
Uricella6718/
Ugeli6717/
Gauzelia6717/
Aurelija6713/
Urgeleit6713/
Aureliya6713/
Guzeliya6711/
Haurelio6711/
Urele677/
Gurgelio677/
Ujela676/
Aureliio675/
Uriselli674/
Urely674/
Gureliya673/
Aureelia673/
Urili673/
Urelj673/
Aurelias672/
Oureliss672/
Aureluis671/
Aurelaus671/
Aureelio671/
Aureleio671/
Ourzilat671/
Gurgelgi671/
Aurgella671/
Eouzelia671/
Auzielia671/

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