Urquieta

Urquieta Meaning & Origin

About Urquieta
The surname Urquieta is of Basque origin and is derived from the place name Urketa, which means "place of the wolf" in Basque. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from a place called Urquieta. Surnames derived from place names were often used to identify individuals based on their ancestral or geographical origins.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Urquieta is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Urquieta: 463
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 46037
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.16

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Urquieta based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Urquieta is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ARKT
🗽 NYSIIS
UAGA
🔊 Soundex
U62030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
ER0 K W IY1 T AH0
🌐 IPA
/urquieta*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ARKT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
U623

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Urquieta in Braille

Here's how to represent Urquieta in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Urquieta in braille

How to sign the name Urquieta using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Urquieta using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Urquieta in sign language

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