Uzquiza Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Uzquiza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uzquiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2151:217,45114,567
Argentina511:838,10654,910
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Úzquiza (1) are calculated separately.

Uzquiza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Uzquiza is more commonly found in Spain than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Úzquiza. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uzquiza? popularity and diffusion

Uzquiza is the 945,594th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. Uzquiza is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Uzquiza are found; 78 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

It is most frequent in Spain, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 217,451. In Spain Uzquiza is most frequent in: Castile and León, where 47 percent live, Basque Country, where 24 percent live and Madrid, where 15 percent live. Outside of Spain this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Úzquiza951/
Uquiza9216/
Usquiza86210/
Euquiza861/
Uzquizo861/
Uzquisa861/
Uqiza831/
Eusquiza8042/
Gusquiza802/
Usquizza801/
Uquisa773/
Uquizo773/
Uzkiza771/
Osquiza71169/
Usquisa71133/
Usquizo711/
Ukiza673/
Husquisa671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Uzquiza
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