Urzua Surname

25,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Urzua Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Basque origin, it can have two meanings: 'dove' or 'water and fire'.

Urzua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile10,8451:1,624322
Mexico7,8721:15,7681,341
United States1,3771:263,22424,827
Guatemala5051:31,8471,910
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Argentina641:667,86646,303
Philippines511:1,985,063118,763
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Peru351:908,11818,273
Venezuela261:1,161,69516,759
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Urzua (16) may also be a first name.

Urzua Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of Basque origin, it can have two meanings: 'dove' or 'water and fire'.

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Urzua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urzua is carried by more people in Chile than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urzua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,702nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 347,755 people. Urzua is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Urzua reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 52 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

Urzua is most numerous in Chile, where it is borne by 10,845 people, or 1 in 1,624. In Chile Urzua is primarily concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 56 percent live, O'Higgins Region, where 17 percent live and Valparaíso Region, where 8 percent live. Barring Chile it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Urzua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Urzua are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Urzua earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.2% less than the national average, earning $42,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.82% more than the national average, earning $65,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Urua891,314/
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Ursua808,661/
Orzua80903/
Gurua80124/
Hurua80104/
Urcua8037/
Uzuay8036/
Aurua8029/
Uzuah8012/
Uruea806/
Uzuaa806/
Urrua805/
Uzuha805/
Urzva804/
Uzwua804/
Guzua803/
Uruas802/
Auzua801/
Usrua801/
Huzua801/
Irzua801/
Uruay801/
Gurdzhua7721/
Haurua7392/
Jirzua7336/
Huirua7328/
Gaurua7319/
Urueða737/
Uzuoha736/
Urshua736/
Horzua734/
Hurhua732/
Guruah731/
Uzzuha731/
Ursuha731/
Orrzua731/
Huruea731/
Aurrua731/
Huzzua731/
Hurrua730/
Usua671,910/
Urba671,466/
Orua67799/
Ozua67777/
Urva67275/
Uruo6757/
Urwa6739/
Ujua6727/
Uzuo6723/
Uzwa673/
Orzuaai671/
Uzva671/
Uzba671/

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