Uribe is a Basque surname.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 37.1% of all known bearers of the surname Uribe were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:1,373), 26.3% of Colombia (1:747), 10.8% of Chile (1:671), 9.2% of the United States (1:16,102), 3.9% of Peru (1:3,357), 3.8% of Venezuela (1:3,282), 2.3% of the Dominican Republic (1:1,831), 1.8% of Spain (1:10,531), 1.8% of Argentina (1:9,849) and 1.1% of Ecuador (1:6,177).
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:10,531) in the following autonomous communities: Basque Country (1:1,743) Cantabria (1:5,949) Balearic Islands (1:7,110) La Rioja (1:7,565) Navarre (1:9,226)
In Chile, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:671) in the following regions:Uribe surname distribution Los Lagos Region (1:128) Aysén Region (1:184) Magallanes Region (1:207) Los Ríos Region (1:238) Bío Bío Region (1:561)
Notable people
Abner Uribe (born 2000), Dominican baseball player Álvaro Uribe (born 1952), President of Colombia 2002–2010 Álvaro Uribe (Uribe DJ) (born 1973), Colombian radio personality Ana Uribe, Colombian muralist and painter Ángel Uribe (1943–2008), Peruvian footballer Aracely Leuquén Uribe (born 1980), Chilean politician Armando Uribe (1933–2020), Chilean writer, poet, lawyer, and diplomat Beatriz Elena Uribe Botero, Colombian economist and official Brenda Uribe (born 1993), Peruvian volleyball player Cenaida Uribe (born 1965), Peruvian former volleyball player and politician Cristián Uribe (born 1976), Chilean footballer Édson Uribe (born 1982), Peruvian footballer Eduardo Uribe (born 1985), Peruvian footballer Federico Uribe (born 1962), Colombian artist Fernando Uribe (born 1988), Colombian footballer Gabriel Ochoa Uribe (1929–2020), Colombian football manager and former player George Uribe (born 1968), American television producer Guillermina Uribe Bone (1920–2018), civil engineer, first woman to earn a degree in civil engineering from the National University of Colombia in Bogotá Guillermo Uribe Holguín (1880–1971), Colombian composer and violinist Hector Uribe (born 1946), Texas politician Ignacio Uribe (born 1933), Spanish footballer Imanol Uribe (born 1950), Spanish screenwriter and film director Jorge Alberto Uribe (born 1940), Colombian politician José Uribe (1959–2006), Dominican baseball player Juan Uribe (born 1979), Dominican baseball player Julio César Uribe (born 1958), Peruvian football manager and former player Luis Uribe (1847–1914), Chilean admiral Kirmen Uribe (born 1970), Basque poet Manuel de Lardizábal y Uribe (1744–1820), Mexican penologist Manuel Fernando Serrano Uribe (1789–1819), Colombian statesman Manuel Uribe Ángel (1822–1904), Colombian physician, geographer, and politician Manuel Uribe y Troncoso (1867–1959), Mexican ophthalmologist María Cristina Uribe, Colombian journalist and news presenter María Teresa Uribe (1940–2019), Colombian sociologist Mariajo Uribe (born 1990), Colombian professional golfer Mario Montoya Uribe (born 1949), Colombian general Mario Uribe Escobar (born 1949), Colombian politician Mateus Uribe (born 1991), Colombian footballer Miguel Uribe Turbay (1986–2025), Colombian politician Rafael Uribe Uribe (1859–1914), Colombian politician and general Rebeca Uribe Bone (1917–2017), chemical engineer, first woman to graduate in engineering in Colombia Sofía Gómez Uribe (born 1992), Colombian freediver and civil engineer
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