Urías Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Urías Surname Definition:
Means light of Yahveh or Jehovah.
Urías Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 51 | 1:2,433,847 | 20,676 |
| El Salvador | 13 | 1:487,991 | 2,918 |
| Guatemala | 11 | 1:1,462,061 | 5,661 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Urias (44,469) & Uriaš (28) are calculated separately.
Urías Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Means light of Yahveh or Jehovah.
Urías Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urías Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Urías is found most frequently in Mexico. It may be found in the variant forms: Urias or Uriaš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Urías? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,980,395th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. Urías is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Urías live; 60 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Hispano-North America.
The last name Urías is most frequent in Mexico, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 2,433,847. In Mexico Urías is most prevalent in: Sinaloa, where 39 percent are found, Mexico City, where 18 percent are found and Sonora, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Mexico this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in El Salvador, where 15 percent are found and Guatemala, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urias | 93 | 44,469 | / |
| Uriaš | 87 | 28 | / |
| Uryas | 80 | 13 | / |
| Orías | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ureas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Urjas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uryasz | 73 | 259 | / |
| Uriasz | 73 | 230 | / |
| Urjasz | 73 | 150 | / |
| Urgias | 73 | 96 | / |
| Hurias | 73 | 43 | / |
| Aurias | 73 | 42 | / |
| Uryase | 73 | 26 | / |
| Uryash | 73 | 19 | / |
| Utrias | 73 | 15 | / |
| Urreas | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gurias | 73 | 11 | / |
| Urjais | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ourias | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aureas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hureas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urrias | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uriass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uriahs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouryas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huriash | 67 | 6 | / |
| Houreas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ourgias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hutrias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uraayas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aureaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gourias | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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