Urquiza is used as a family name or surname in Chile. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Urquiza
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Chile
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Urquiza

How popular is Urquiza?

Urquiza is common in Chile.

Urquiza is ranked 17224 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Urquizas grew by 54.73833 per cent to 2188 since 2000 and ranked 13815 after elevating 4338 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 95.93 94.91
White 3.38 4.38
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.23 0
Urquiza is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Argentina which signifies that it is originated from Argentina. Around 30432 people have been found who wears Urquiza as their family name. Urquiza is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,010 Nicaragua7
179,761 Australia6
846 Cuba5
720,003 Russia4
2,915 Paraguay3
124,220 Italy2
65,594 Belgium2
4,164 Vietnam2
174,544 Czech Republic1
77,122 Sweden1
47,891 Norway1
118,015 Netherlands1
17,575 Kuwait1
7,941 Guatemala1
2,715 Gabon1
49,101 Denmark1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
89,676 Canada30
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,992 Puerto Rico68
56,298 England65
Countries with hundreds of Urquiza:
2,650 Colombia978
2,191 Ecuador691
1,196 El Salvador388
34,535 Philippines322
1,570 Honduras296
9,538 Venezuela151
3,369 Uruguay147
71,478 France135
71,225 Germany134
Countries with thousands of Urquiza:
485 Argentina9,317
1,358 Mexico8,716
6,104 Brazil2,290
2,238 Peru1,653
21,373 United States1,488
3,457 Spain1,335
1,190 Bolivia1,119
1,316 Chile1,070
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Comments

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Betsey Gunnells
 The origin of the name is Basque there are several possibilities for this etymological name - either it comes from the agglutination of urkhi word and the suffix meaning za: where willows abound - whether it comes from the agglutination urkhi the word and the suffix meaning za: where birches abound this surname specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Urquiza Namesakes

  • Diógenes de Urquiza Calvento, Justo José de Urquiza's son
  • Montse Urquiza, Screenwriter
  • Justo José de Urquiza, Former President of Argentina
  • Pedro José Teófilo de Urquiza Calvento, Justo José de Urquiza's son
  • Zacarías Gómez Urquiza, Film director
  • Justo José de Urquiza, Former President of Argentina

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