Urías Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Urías Surname Definition:

Means light of Yahveh or Jehovah.

Urías Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
El Salvador131:487,9912,918
Guatemala111:1,462,0615,661
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Urías Last Name Facts

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

Urías is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Urias or Uriaš. Click here for other possible spellings of Urías.

How Common Is The Last Name Urías? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,980,395th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name Urías occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Urías live; 60 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Hispano-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 2,433,847. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Sinaloa, where 39 percent are found, Mexico City, where 18 percent are found and Sonora, where 12 percent are found. Other than Mexico this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in El Salvador, where 15 percent are found and Guatemala, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urias9344,469/
Uriaš8728/
Uryas8013/
Orías808/
Ureas802/
Urjas801/
Uryasz73259/
Uriasz73230/
Urjasz73150/
Urgias7396/
Hurias7343/
Aurias7342/
Uryase7326/
Uryash7319/
Utrias7315/
Urreas7315/
Gurias7311/
Urjais734/
Ourias732/
Aureas732/
Hureas731/
Urrias731/
Uriass731/
Uriahs731/
Ouryas731/
Huriash676/
Houreas675/
Ourgias671/
Hutrias671/
Uraayas671/
Aureaus671/
Gourias671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urías
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