# Uribe (surname)

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:
* 1. Basque Country (1:1,743)
* 2. Cantabria (1:5,949)
* 3. Balearic Islands (1:7,110)
* 4. La Rioja (1:7,565)
* 5. Navarre (1:9,226)
In Chile, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:671) in the following regions:
* 1. Los Lagos Region (1:128)
* 2. Aysén Region (1:184)
* 3. Magallanes Region (1:207)
* 4. Los Ríos Region (1:238)
* 5. Bío Bío Region (1:561)

## Notable people

* Manuel de Lardizábal y Uribe (1744–1820), Mexican penologist
* Manuel Uribe y Troncoso (1867–1959), Mexican ophthalmologist
* 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 Uribe Ángel (1822–1904), Colombian physician, geographer, and politician
* Manuel Fernando Serrano Uribe (1789–1819), Colombian statesman
* 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
* 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