Most Common Surnames in Uruguay: A Look at Uruguayan Last Names

Ranking	Last Name	Incidence	Letters
1	Rodriguez	106332	9
2	Gonzalez	74810	8
3	Martinez	53866	8
4	Fernandez	46138	9
5	Perez	43000	5
6	Garcia	40407	6
7	Silva	34666	5
8	Lopez	31796	5
9	Pereira	27182	7
10	Sosa	25902	4
11	Diaz	25881	4
12	Olivera	24035	7
13	Hernandez	23866	9
14	Cabrera	22502	7
15	Gomez	22116	5
16	Alvarez	21108	7
17	Suarez	20842	6
18	Ferreira	20654	8
19	Acosta	19076	6
20	Correa	16569	6
21	Machado	15384	7
22	Sanchez	15167	7
23	Castro	15107	6
24	Mendez	13907	6
25	Moreira	13687	7
26	Cardozo	12823	7
27	Rivero	12786	6
28	Morales	12306	7
29	Pereyra	12127	7
30	Nuez	11974	4
31	Silvera	11570	7
32	Silveira	11477	8
33	Viera	11377	5
34	De los santos	11201	13
35	De leon	11039	7
36	Romero	10574	6
37	Gutierrez	10555	9
38	Pintos	10341	6
39	Ramos	10198	5
40	Torres	9594	6
41	Delgado	9419	7
42	Duarte	8816	6
43	Ramirez	8553	7
44	Vazquez	8535	7
45	Medina	8316	6
46	Alvez	8179	5
47	Da silva	8156	8
48	Techera	7819	7
49	Benitez	7300	7
50	Perdomo	7168	7
51	Larrosa	6971	7
52	Costa	6953	5
53	Marquez	6899	7
54	Piriz	6861	5
55	Curbelo	6812	7
56	Barboza	6666	7
57	Varela	6587	6
58	Santos	6542	6
59	Reyes	6482	5
60	Gimenez	6394	7
61	Rocha	6285	5
62	Alonso	6244	6
63	Barrios	6156	7
64	Araujo	5995	6
65	Blanco	5945	6
66	Ruiz	5873	4
67	Lima	5740	4
68	Dominguez	5595	9
69	Barreto	5572	7
70	Bentancor	5563	9
71	Dos santos	5490	10
72	Caceres	5283	7
73	Vidal	5126	5
74	Flores	5029	6
75	Moreno	4963	6
76	Fagundez	4915	8
77	Ortiz	4852	5
78	Castillo	4844	8
79	Velazquez	4756	9
80	Soria	4591	5
81	Molina	4492	6
82	Borges	4471	6
83	Umpierrez	4425	9
84	Franco	4312	6
85	Caballero	4300	9
86	Santana	4207	7
87	Lemos	4200	5
88	Bonilla	4110	7
89	Britos	4044	6
90	Tejera	4031	6
91	Rios	3989	4
92	Da rosa	3976	7
93	Antunez	3799	7
94	Montero	3775	7
95	Vera	3713	4
96	Caraballo	3666	9
97	Fleitas	3660	7
98	Carballo	3620	8
99	Aguirre	3602	7
100	Guerra	3577	6
101	Vega	3562	4
102	Clavijo	3540	7
103	Rosa	3518	4
104	Almeida	3514	7
105	Quintana	3489	8
106	Pea	3469	3
107	Cuello	3424	6
108	Fuentes	3412	7
109	Muniz	3392	5
110	Miranda	3369	7
111	Ferrari	3359	7
112	Farias	3346	6
113	Camejo	3319	6
114	Cruz	3313	4
115	Godoy	3280	5
116	Sena	3276	4
117	Corbo	3195	5
118	Batista	3180	7
119	Rey	3178	3
120	Aguiar	3155	6
121	Herrera	3150	7
122	Peralta	3141	7
123	Luzardo	3135	7
124	Rosas	3125	5
125	Vargas	3086	6
126	Paz	3006	3
127	Maciel	2996	6
128	Rojas	2963	5
129	Arias	2942	5
130	Iglesias	2942	8
131	Espinosa	2938	8
132	Mesa	2929	4
133	Bermudez	2905	8
134	Camacho	2891	7
135	Leal	2841	4
136	Figueroa	2824	8
137	Souza	2797	5
138	Leites	2761	6
139	Acevedo	2719	7
140	Bentancur	2700	9
141	Duran	2685	5
142	Falero	2682	6
143	Davila	2678	6
144	De souza	2674	8
145	Furtado	2672	7
146	Cedres	2666	6
147	Toledo	2642	6
148	Villalba	2636	8
149	Colman	2635	6
150	Acua	2634	4
151	Marrero	2617	7
152	Lorenzo	2607	7
153	Bueno	2605	5
154	Pacheco	2603	7
155	Machin	2600	6
156	Aguilar	2597	7
157	Estevez	2589	7
158	Rivas	2581	5
159	Rossi	2572	5
160	Ibarra	2560	6
161	Navarro	2545	7
162	Fontes	2533	6
163	Gallo	2526	5
164	Alves	2474	5
165	Conde	2451	5
166	Pirez	2418	5
167	Saravia	2399	7
168	Abreu	2378	5
169	Figueredo	2376	9
170	Valdez	2351	6
171	Ojeda	2349	5
172	Cabral	2348	6
173	Denis	2320	5
174	Ayala	2319	5
175	Ribeiro	2318	7
176	Melo	2313	4
177	Mello	2302	5
178	Guerrero	2277	8
179	Collazo	2273	7
180	Mederos	2270	7
181	Otero	2262	5
182	Dutra	2256	5
183	Ledesma	2234	7
184	Nieves	2231	6
185	Sellanes	2221	8
186	Prieto	2211	6
187	Sierra	2206	6
188	Maldonado	2186	9
189	Villar	2185	6
190	Rosano	2179	6
191	Burgos	2165	6
192	Sequeira	2157	8
193	Da costa	2154	8
194	Amaro	2149	5
195	Mora	2146	4
196	Amaral	2142	6
197	Deleon	2126	6
198	Alfonso	2114	7
199	Parodi	2110	6
200	Mendoza	2099	7
201	Barreiro	2078	8
202	Carrasco	2077	8
203	Gil	2070	3
204	Camargo	2070	7
205	Gadea	2057	5
206	Almada	2057	6
207	Moraes	2027	6
208	Garrido	2021	7
209	Soto	2009	4
210	De armas	2006	8
211	Maidana	2001	7
212	Trinidad	1991	8
213	Campos	1985	6
214	Quiroga	1978	7
215	Cardoso	1976	7
216	Baez	1958	4
217	Ocampo	1953	6
218	Nunez	1925	5
219	Brun	1923	4
220	Vila	1921	4
221	Aquino	1916	6
222	Menendez	1894	8
223	Escobar	1885	7
224	Lucas	1870	5
225	Tabarez	1869	7
226	Marichal	1867	8
227	Montes de oca	1863	13
228	Noble	1850	5
229	Sanguinetti	1850	11
230	Robaina	1813	7
231	Freitas	1804	7
232	Carbajal	1788	8
233	Gularte	1782	7
234	Bravo	1775	5
235	Vaz	1764	3
236	Terra	1761	5
237	Lema	1724	4
238	Soca	1722	4
239	Bianchi	1710	7
240	Saavedra	1705	8
241	Roman	1691	5
242	Avila	1684	5
243	Barcelo	1672	7
244	Severo	1671	6
245	Alonzo	1665	6
246	Texeira	1665	7
247	Carro	1657	5
248	Segovia	1653	7
249	Barrera	1649	7
250	Fonseca	1627	7
251	Nogueira	1622	8
252	Villanueva	1622	10
253	Fraga	1607	5
254	Centurion	1606	9
255	Trindade	1597	8
256	San martin	1583	10
257	Fajardo	1578	7
258	Freire	1576	6
259	Presa	1562	5
260	Andrade	1560	7
261	Zeballos	1547	8
262	Cal	1539	3
263	Macedo	1514	6
264	Casas	1508	5
265	Galvan	1505	6
266	Chaves	1504	6
267	Guillen	1504	7
268	Banchero	1491	8
269	Lemes	1481	5
270	Pastorino	1481	9
271	Martin	1472	6
272	Pedrozo	1466	7
273	Monzon	1466	6
274	Etcheverry	1457	10
275	Albornoz	1447	8
276	Roldan	1445	6
277	Sastre	1442	6
278	Izquierdo	1441	9
279	Chagas	1438	6
280	Ferreyra	1424	8
281	Paez	1424	4
282	Cuadrado	1417	8
283	Echeverria	1413	10
284	Zapata	1409	6
285	Marin	1402	5
286	Magallanes	1387	10
287	Bruno	1381	5
288	Pena	1378	4
289	Trujillo	1375	8
290	Borba	1373	5
291	Mattos	1372	6
292	Meneses	1370	7
293	Pose	1344	4
294	Caetano	1343	7
295	Peraza	1342	6
296	Viana	1341	5
297	Cuadro	1335	6
298	Colombo	1330	7
299	Guedes	1327	6
300	Espino	1318	6
301	Trias	1315	5
302	Bello	1310	5
303	Arevalo	1308	7
304	Miraballes	1300	10
305	Amorin	1296	6
306	Pais	1292	4
307	Cano	1292	4
308	Barros	1288	6
309	Motta	1288	5
310	Bentos	1275	6
311	Ortega	1273	6
312	Berrutti	1271	8
313	Padilla	1269	7
314	Falcon	1263	6
315	Rivera	1251	6
316	Brum	1247	4
317	Portillo	1240	8
318	Velazco	1240	7
319	Aranda	1239	6
320	Nieto	1235	5
321	Pino	1229	4
322	Juarez	1224	6
323	Beltran	1222	7
324	Paredes	1220	7
325	Ferraro	1216	7
326	Paiva	1211	5
327	Andrada	1209	7
328	Altez	1209	5
329	Alfaro	1207	6
330	Montiel	1203	7
331	Graña	1193	5
332	Delossantos	1184	11
333	Ruiz diaz	1182	9
334	Coronel	1182	7
335	Luna	1182	4
336	Jorge	1181	5
337	Zunino	1177	6
338	Artigas	1169	7
339	Cancela	1168	7
340	Souto	1168	5
341	Aguilera	1167	8
342	De mello	1165	8
343	Risso	1160	5
344	Garay	1159	5
345	Perera	1156	6
346	Calvo	1149	5
347	Tabeira	1147	7
348	Lago	1144	4
349	Arbelo	1142	6
350	Aparicio	1142	8
351	Giordano	1138	8
352	Fierro	1130	6
353	Ferrer	1129	6
354	Oviedo	1124	6
355	Melgarejo	1122	9
356	Latorre	1121	7
357	Ribero	1118	6
358	Galeano	1116	7
359	Mena	1114	4
360	Perrone	1114	7
361	Hornos	1112	6
362	Berriel	1110	7
363	Ponce	1105	5
364	Veiga	1104	5
365	Porto	1104	5
366	Casanova	1103	8
367	Martirena	1100	9
368	Alegre	1099	6
369	Corrales	1094	8
370	Graa	1091	4
371	Montes	1090	6
372	Prado	1088	5
373	Bustamante	1087	10
374	Vergara	1086	7
375	Da luz	1086	6
376	Pombo	1082	5
377	Quintero	1076	8
378	Gamarra	1074	7
379	Peluffo	1073	7
380	Francia	1072	7
381	Romano	1070	6
382	Rebollo	1069	7
383	Tellechea	1064	9
384	Jara	1052	4
385	Urrutia	1048	7
386	Guadalupe	1041	9
387	Madruga	1030	7
388	Dasilva	1030	7
389	Portela	1026	7
390	Torena	1025	6
391	Osorio	1019	6
392	Ferraz	1010	6
393	Pintado	1010	7
394	Russo	1006	5
395	Mieres	1005	6
396	Coitinho	1004	8
397	Mendieta	1000	8
398	Bica	999	4
399	Da cunha	998	8
400	Arce	991	4
401	Calero	989	6
402	Baptista	987	8
403	Repetto	986	7
404	Iriarte	985	7
405	Vallejo	984	7
406	Cordero	982	7
407	Corujo	978	6
408	Echevarria	973	10
409	Arriola	969	7
410	Quinteros	964	9
411	Chavez	963	6
412	Leiva	961	5
413	Espindola	960	9
414	Melgar	954	6
415	Arbiza	952	6
416	Irigoyen	952	8
417	Sotelo	950	6
418	Medeiros	948	8
419	Rondan	948	6
420	Amarillo	945	8
421	Recoba	945	6
422	Mansilla	942	8
423	Tort	938	4
424	Lozano	933	6
425	Medero	933	6
426	Plada	927	5
427	Almiron	925	7
428	Lacuesta	924	8
429	Maneiro	921	7
430	Leon	918	4
431	Pons	917	4
432	Moyano	915	6
433	Bandera	913	7
434	Tejeira	913	7
435	Colina	906	6
436	Esteves	905	7
437	Moran	902	5
438	Casco	901	5
439	Torterolo	900	9
440	Martins	899	7
441	Porley	896	6
442	Barragan	895	8
443	Lara	893	4
444	Del pino	888	8
445	Echenique	883	9
446	Olmedo	882	6
447	Rijo	881	4
448	Beron	880	5
449	Brito	879	5
450	Carneiro	877	8
451	Leivas	876	6
452	Braga	875	5
453	Laborde	872	7
454	Llanes	870	6
455	Videla	869	6
456	Pinto	869	5
457	Miguez	867	6
458	Solari	867	6
459	Bentancour	866	10
460	Patron	860	6
461	Molinari	859	8
462	Palacios	857	8
463	Pazos	857	5
464	Vicente	850	7
465	Recalde	847	7
466	Quevedo	847	7
467	Fontana	847	7
468	Laguna	847	6
469	Milan	836	5
470	Bauza	831	5
471	Larrea	827	6
472	Villagran	826	9
473	Lombardo	825	8
474	Aguerre	824	7
475	Vico	824	4
476	Zabala	821	6
477	Rosso	821	5
478	Canepa	821	6
479	Albano	820	6
480	Aleman	819	6
481	Del puerto	818	10
482	Vignolo	818	7
483	Montenegro	816	10
484	Alanis	815	6
485	Galli	812	5
486	Ifran	810	5
487	Madera	808	6
488	Carrera	806	7
489	Pesce	805	5
490	Rocca	802	5
491	Valiente	801	8
492	Casella	798	7
493	Gallardo	790	8
494	Firpo	786	5
495	Couto	784	5
496	Panizza	777	7
497	Palacio	776	7
498	Arismendi	773	9
499	Abella	773	6
500	Fros	772	4
501	Carrion	772	7
502	Pimienta	772	8
503	Inzaurralde	771	11
504	Arellano	766	8
505	Chocho	766	6
506	Berrueta	764	8
507	Verde	762	5
508	Baccino	762	7
509	Mario	762	5
510	Garin	761	5
511	Palermo	761	7
512	Techeira	755	8
513	Becerra	755	7
514	Posse	755	5
515	Rodríguez	751	9
516	Lescano	750	7
517	Chaparro	749	8
518	Arocena	748	7
519	Martino	747	7
520	Amado	746	5
521	Cor	745	3
522	Lagos	742	5
523	Rosales	742	7
524	Fabra	736	5
525	Izaguirre	735	9
526	Custodio	730	8
527	Coelho	729	6
528	Oliva	727	5
529	Sanabria	726	8
530	Valenzuela	725	10
531	Cejas	725	5
532	Rizzo	722	5
533	Pedreira	721	8
534	Ferron	719	6
535	Figueira	718	8
536	Lazo	715	4
537	Salazar	713	7
538	Batalla	713	7
539	Bonino	712	6
540	Conti	708	5
541	Taborda	706	7
542	Birriel	706	7
543	Puig	704	4
544	Lucero	704	6
545	Casal	703	5
546	Santurio	700	8
547	Bautista	700	8
548	Serra	700	5
549	Guzman	699	6
550	Cortes	698	6
551	Alaniz	695	6
552	Leguisamo	694	9
553	Vignoli	694	7
554	Serron	694	6
555	Felix	693	5
556	Callero	693	7
557	Mas	691	3
558	Botta	689	5
559	Pelaez	688	6
560	Salinas	687	7
561	Cespedes	686	8
562	Vique	684	5
563	Lamas	684	5
564	Ferrando	682	8
565	Bentancourt	679	11
566	Da silveira	677	11
567	Long	676	4
568	Travieso	675	8
569	Teliz	675	5
570	Ubal	673	4
571	Elizalde	672	8
572	Noguera	670	7
573	Villarreal	668	10
574	Cua	668	3
575	Carvallo	668	8
576	Neves	667	5
577	Huelmo	667	6
578	Negrin	666	6
579	Parada	665	6
580	Noya	665	4
581	Crosa	663	5
582	Mateos	663	6
583	Arrua	662	5
584	Pardo	662	5
585	Gerez	661	5
586	Dotta	660	5
587	Segredo	659	7
588	Siri	652	4
589	Massa	651	5
590	Irrazabal	650	9
591	Escudero	649	8
592	Pizzorno	648	8
593	Posada	648	6
594	Mato	646	4
595	Bordon	646	6
596	Aguero	646	6
597	Nievas	645	6
598	Revetria	643	8
599	Goncalvez	642	9
600	Valerio	636	7
601	Castelli	633	8
602	Quijano	633	7
603	Salaberry	632	9
604	Nalerio	632	7
605	Bonjour	629	7
606	Alpuin	628	6
607	Ceballos	626	8
608	Cotelo	625	6
609	Montesdeoca	625	11
610	Malan	622	5
611	Dossantos	622	9
612	Villa	621	5
613	Lapaz	619	5
614	Villegas	619	8
615	Alberti	618	7
616	Russi	618	5
617	Grasso	618	6
618	Saldivia	618	8
619	Olmos	617	5
620	Castellanos	617	11
621	Pastorini	615	9
622	Fernández	615	9
623	Guevara	613	7
624	Palleiro	612	8
625	Calcagno	612	8
626	Rovira	611	6
627	Leguizamon	609	10
628	Oliveri	608	7
629	Pellejero	605	9
630	Mautone	599	7
631	Balbuena	599	8
632	González	597	8
633	Grassi	596	6
634	Carreras	595	8
635	Mier	595	4
636	Belen	592	5
637	Seijas	590	6
638	Alarcon	589	7
639	Muller	588	6
640	Vieira	586	6
641	Genta	586	5
642	Regueira	585	8
643	Del rio	585	7
644	Albin	584	5
645	Montelongo	580	10
646	Balbi	580	5
647	Banega	580	6
648	Dalmao	580	6
649	Rial	580	4
650	Tapia	578	5
651	Gandini	576	7
652	Arrieta	576	7
653	Ravera	576	6
654	Carabajal	572	9
655	Falco	572	5
656	Soler	571	5
657	Salgado	571	7
658	De paula	571	8
659	Delfino	567	7
660	Novo	566	4
661	Cantera	564	7
662	Marino	563	6
663	Charquero	563	9
664	Ferreiro	562	8
665	Zamora	561	6
666	De lima	561	7
667	Carrozini	561	9
668	Saracho	559	7
669	Vilar	558	5
670	Abelenda	558	8
671	Oxley	557	5
672	Rama	557	4
673	García	556	6
674	Mujica	556	6
675	Leyes	552	5
676	Hermida	550	7
677	Pisano	550	6
678	Valverde	548	8
679	Prestes	548	7
680	Lujan	546	5
681	Tomas	545	5
682	Volpi	544	5
683	Ripoll	543	6
684	Jaime	542	5
685	Spinelli	541	8
686	Salvo	541	5
687	Bruzzone	540	8
688	Ferro	539	5
689	Menchaca	538	8
690	Seoane	538	6
691	Guigou	538	6
692	Ricca	537	5
693	Diez	537	4
694	Oliver	536	6
695	Carbone	534	7
696	Gamboa	534	6
697	Pérez	534	5
698	Riera	533	5
699	Saralegui	532	9
700	Padron	532	6
701	Minetti	532	7
702	Iguini	531	6
703	Otegui	531	6
704	Cunha	530	5
705	Ferre	529	5
706	Facal	529	5
707	Reina	529	5
708	De freitas	528	10
709	Goncalves	527	9
710	Palomeque	525	9
711	Rostan	525	6
712	Bagnasco	524	8
713	Olveira	524	7
714	Lugo	523	4
715	Choca	522	5
716	Burguez	521	7
717	Michelena	521	9
718	Basso	521	5
719	Bone	520	4
720	Porro	519	5
721	Guichon	517	7
722	Capurro	517	7
723	Javier	516	6
724	Bastos	516	6
725	Ancheta	515	7
726	Sandes	514	6
727	Feijo	512	5
728	Gatti	512	5
729	Aramburu	510	8
730	Duque	509	5
731	Troche	507	6
732	Lecuna	507	6
733	Perdigon	507	8
734	Pereda	505	6
735	Maya	504	4
736	Meyer	504	5
737	Decuadro	504	8
738	Netto	503	5
739	Viola	503	5
740	Dure	503	4
741	Fumero	502	6
742	Antelo	501	6
743	Barrientos	501	10
744	German	500	6
745	Cesar	500	5
746	Xavier	500	6
747	Coppola	500	7
748	Real	499	4
749	Calleros	495	8
750	Scarone	494	7
751	Revello	492	7
752	Lencina	492	7
753	Heredia	492	7
754	Orona	492	5
755	Guillermo	491	9
756	Chiesa	491	6
757	Echeveste	491	9
758	Crespo	491	6
759	Bazzano	490	7
760	Guimaraens	490	10
761	Tourn	490	5
762	Cuenca	490	6
763	Vecino	486	6
764	Eguren	485	6
765	Dorrego	484	7
766	Noria	484	5
767	Gonnet	483	6
768	Zabaleta	483	8
769	Martínez	483	8
770	Peirano	482	7
771	Mazza	481	5
772	Cantero	481	7
773	Uriarte	481	7
774	Sandoval	480	8
775	Chamorro	480	8
776	Rivoir	480	6
777	Urioste	480	7
778	Pastor	480	6
779	Rodao	480	5
780	Lavega	479	6
781	Vespa	479	5
782	Bertinat	478	8
783	Laureiro	477	8
784	Jauregui	477	8
785	Pagani	475	6
786	Telis	475	5
787	Martinelli	475	10
788	Arenas	475	6
789	Miller	474	6
790	Testa	473	5
791	Modernell	471	9
792	Alba	471	4
793	Teixeira	471	8
794	Fagian	470	6
795	Baz	470	3
796	Guarino	468	7
797	Puentes	468	7
798	Rolando	467	7
799	Modernel	467	8
800	Gasco	467	5
801	Mila	466	4
802	Piedrabuena	465	11
803	Ottonello	465	9
804	Vigo	464	4
805	Grecco	463	6
806	Irigaray	462	8
807	Carrizo	462	7
808	De castro	462	9
809	Do canto	462	8
810	Olid	462	4
811	Sencion	461	7
812	Etchart	461	7
813	Rotela	461	6
814	Lauz	460	4
815	Ceriani	459	7
816	Cisneros	459	8
817	Luz	457	3
818	Osores	455	6
819	Millan	455	6
820	Demarco	455	7
821	Cayetano	455	8
822	Barbosa	455	7
823	Alfonzo	454	7
824	Clavero	454	7
825	Cordoba	453	7
826	Mendizabal	453	10
827	Segui	452	5
828	De avila	451	8
829	Del castillo	451	12
830	Estefan	451	7
831	Robledo	450	7
832	Alcoba	450	6
833	Linares	450	7
834	Teran	449	5
835	Morena	449	6
836	Rubio	449	5
837	Rovetta	447	7
838	Tolosa	446	6
839	Cosentino	446	9
840	Bobadilla	446	9
841	Porcal	445	6
842	Crossa	445	6
843	Contrera	445	8
844	Castiglioni	445	11
845	Perazza	445	7
846	Pimentel	444	8
847	D'angelo	444	8
848	Placeres	444	8
849	Darosa	444	6
850	Alzugaray	442	9
851	Odriozola	442	9
852	Quesada	442	7
853	Puglia	441	6
854	Elhordoy	441	8
855	Pirotto	441	7
856	Castao	439	6
857	Betancor	439	8
858	Ottonelli	438	9
859	Corrêa	437	6
860	Juncal	437	6
861	Nova	437	4
862	Chacon	437	6
863	Alayon	436	6
864	Yanes	435	5
865	Castellano	435	10
866	Soba	433	4
867	Ferrero	433	7
868	López	433	5
869	Fripp	433	5
870	Picardo	433	7
871	Berretta	432	8
872	Escobal	432	7
873	Bidegain	431	8
874	Dearmas	431	7
875	Cuevas	431	6
876	Merlo	430	5
877	Cartagena	430	9
878	Oliveira	430	8
879	Damiano	428	7
880	Lerena	428	6
881	Riva	426	4
882	Cuneo	426	5
883	Cardona	426	7
884	Bergara	425	7
885	Henderson	425	9
886	Sanz	425	4
887	Lombardi	425	8
888	Calderon	423	8
889	Alza	423	4
890	Echague	423	7
891	Ponce de leon	422	13
892	Navas	421	5
893	Artola	421	6
894	Islas	421	5
895	Manrique	420	8
896	Volpe	420	5
897	Esquivel	420	8
898	Salvatierra	419	11
899	Ramallo	419	7
900	Cedrez	419	6
901	Elias	417	5
902	Santa cruz	416	10
903	Bordenave	415	9
904	Porciuncula	415	11
905	Garrone	413	7
906	Gentile	413	7
907	Contreras	413	9
908	Porta	412	5
909	Buela	412	5
910	Beltrame	411	8
911	Telechea	411	8
912	Benavidez	411	9
913	Novas	411	5
914	Feo	411	3
915	Milano	410	6
916	De vargas	410	9
917	Clara	409	5
918	Mareco	409	6
919	Maccio	408	6
920	Fontoura	408	8
921	Pera	407	4
922	Meirelles	407	9
923	Busto	406	5
924	Arballo	405	7
925	Andino	404	6
926	Balsamo	404	7
927	Viña	404	4
928	Casavieja	404	9
929	Ricci	402	5
930	Queirolo	401	8
931	De oliveira	401	11
932	Gambetta	401	8
933	Franca	401	6
934	Vidart	400	6
935	Vasconcellos	400	12
936	Alvariza	399	8
937	Acuna	399	5
938	Dorta	398	5
939	Brazeiro	398	8
940	Amestoy	398	7
941	Pascual	397	7
942	Poggio	397	6
943	Cortazzo	397	8
944	Frugoni	396	7
945	Coimbra	396	7
946	Jaureguy	396	8
947	Santoro	396	7
948	Gaitan	395	6
949	Migues	395	6
950	Giacosa	395	7
951	Colo	394	4
952	Vidarte	393	7
953	Beledo	393	6
954	Capote	393	6
955	Pedraja	393	7
956	Bracco	392	6
957	Roca	391	4
958	Gabrielli	391	9
959	Vallarino	390	9
960	Fabre	390	5
961	Berrondo	390	8
962	Sire	390	4
963	Gordillo	389	8
964	Bustos	389	6
965	Melian	389	6
966	Lista	389	5
967	Pagola	388	6
968	Via	387	3
969	Mezquita	386	8
970	Cuadra	386	6
971	Castroman	385	9
972	Rodas	385	5
973	Mallada	383	7
974	Orrego	383	6
975	Faccio	383	6
976	Podesta	383	7
977	Raffo	382	5
978	Baldi	382	5
979	Recuero	382	7
980	Rodales	382	7
981	De sosa	381	7
982	Esposito	381	8
983	Esteche	381	7
984	Garbarino	381	9
985	Chiribao	381	8
986	Balao	380	5
987	Negro	380	5
988	Nicola	379	6
989	Brites	379	6
990	Mancebo	379	7
991	Bouvier	378	7
992	Salsamendi	378	10
993	Brandon	378	7
994	Garmendia	377	9
995	Faria	377	5
996	Grajales	377	8
997	Elizondo	376	8
998	Ventura	376	7
999	Buffa	375	5
1000	Alzamendi	374	9

The Most Common Surnames in Uruguay

Uruguay is a small country located in the south of the American continent. With a rich cultural history, it's no surprise that Uruguay has a wide variety of surnames that have originated both inside and outside of the country. From Spanish and Italian to Portuguese and German, Uruguay's surnames highlight the country's diverse heritage.

The Origin of Surnames in Uruguay

In Uruguay, the tradition of having family surnames didn’t exist until the 1800s. The law that regulated surnames was passed in 1842, as the country was seeking to establish a sense of identity after independence from Spanish rule.

Before this law was passed, most Uruguayans only had one name. When surnames became mandatory, families would often choose their father's surname for their children. Today, Uruguayans can choose which surname to give their children and it is often a reflection of personal preference or family tradition.

The Most Common Surnames in Uruguay

According to the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status, the most common surnames in Uruguay are:

• González
• Rodríguez
• Fernández
• Pérez
• Sánchez
• García
• Gómez
• Silva
• Martínez
• Hernández

It is also common to see surnames such as Suárez, Álvarez, and Pereira in Uruguay.

The Influence of Immigration

Uruguay, like many other countries, has experienced significant waves of immigration throughout its history that have influenced the surnames of its population. Between 1850 and 1950, thousands of Europeans migrated to Uruguay to escape famine, economic hardship, and political instability in their home countries.

As a result of this immigration, surnames such as Rossi, Lombardo, and Cattaneo became common in Uruguay. It is also worth noting that there are many surnames of Basque origin in Uruguay, such as Aguirre, Echeverría and Mendieta, which can be attributed to Basque immigration to Uruguay in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The Significance of Surnames

Surnames can provide insight into an individual's heritage and history. They can connect individuals to their ancestry and cultural roots. Surnames also provide a sense of identity and belonging. In Uruguay, surnames are a testament to the country's rich cultural history and diversity.

Whether you are interested in genealogy, history, or just curious about the people of Uruguay, understanding the significance of surnames is an important part of understanding the culture and tradition of the country.