Zurita Surname

5,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Zurita Surname Definition:

Family from Aragon.

Zurita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia23,7101:44885
Mexico22,2841:5,570696
Ecuador13,3821:1,189204
Argentina11,6901:3,656445
Peru10,2331:3,106513
Venezuela7,1481:4,226563
Spain7,0901:6,594820
Chile6,9441:2,537428
United States3,8491:94,17010,567
Colombia2,3521:20,3121,557
Philippines1,5751:64,27810,926
Panama7481:5,230593
Brazil3551:603,02622,494
France2951:225,16234,941
Cuba2211:52,1392,102
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Guatemala891:180,7043,658
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Canada511:722,46357,796
England351:1,591,94567,242
Portugal281:372,08012,265
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Curaçao41:39,312638
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Zurita (1,283) may also be a first name.

Zurita Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Family from Aragon.

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

Zurita Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zurita (Arabic: زوريتا, Russian: Зурита) is more frequently found in Bolivia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Zürita. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zurita? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,027th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 64,689 people. The surname Zurita is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Zurita reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 42 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 220,056th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 1,283 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Bolivia, where it is carried by 23,710 people, or 1 in 448. In Bolivia it is most numerous in: Cochabamba Department, where 55 percent reside, Santa Cruz Department, where 26 percent reside and Oruro Department, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Bolivia this last name occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 20 percent reside and Ecuador, where 12 percent reside.

Zurita Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zurita has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zurita last name increased 384,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zurita Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zurita surname are 43.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Zurita earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 17.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,027 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.94% less than the national average, earning $16,813,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.1% less than the national average, earning $38,789 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.37% less than the national average, earning $35,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zürita941/
Zurieta9269/
Zuhrita9213/
Zuritas9210/
Dzurita928/
Zuritta925/
Zaurita923/
Zureita923/
Zurrita922/
Zuraita922/
Zurista921/
Zuritha921/
Zuirita921/
Zzurita921/
Zaurista861/
Surita834,561/
Zorita831,507/
Curita83325/
Jurita83176/
Zureta83171/
Zuruta8371/
Zurito839/
Zurite834/
Zuryta832/
Zuriti831/
Sutrita77537/
Jurista77247/
Susrita77132/
Zurueta77126/
Jurišta77125/
Suritay77113/
Zaurito7783/
Tzirita7778/
Suritha7718/
Zuraiti7716/
Suraita7715/
Sourita7714/
Zuritis7710/
Sureita7710/
Jusrita778/
Jurrita778/
Zurayta777/
Giurita776/
Djurita775/
Surieta774/
Churita773/
Shurita773/
Surista772/
Currita772/
Tsurita772/
Suritas772/
Suirita772/
Zuriete771/
Surrita771/
Zuretta771/
Suhrita771/
Curitah771/
Curieta771/
Suritta771/
Zurrity771/
Zurreta771/
Zuraitis7172/
Churaita7114/
Zouretta7113/
Surishta719/
Chuirita718/
Zauristo716/
Shourita711/
Susritha711/
Surritta711/
Zauraite711/
Czuhryta711/
Cauritay711/
Surithai711/
Shaurita711/
Sorita671,585/
Sureta671,423/
Juriti67517/
Suriti67369/
Jureta67310/
Corita67158/
Zoreta67146/
Surito67142/
Jurito67102/
Zórity6781/
Juryta6762/
Suruta6732/
Curiti6722/
Zurete6717/
Churithai677/
Cureta675/
Zorito674/
Zority673/
Surite672/
Czurychta671/
Zuiraitis671/
Curite671/
Zorite671/

Zurita Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zurita in the Russian language
Зуритаzurita-
Zurita in the Arabic language
زوريتاzwryta-

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