Ur Forename

118,316th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,580 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Ur Forename Definition:

Ur, fire, light. A city of Chaldea, from which Abraham came forth. Gen. xi. 28.

Ur Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
 
88%
3,0771:394,82533,976
Spain
100%
951:489,7896,280
United States
78%
 
791:4,589,07658,963
Philippines
98%
 
541:1,963,13843,961
Cambodia
57%
 
421:387,4609,301
Sweden
53%
 
401:246,4488,022
Russia
100%
291:4,973,57624,318
Papua New Guinea
68%
 
211:388,20530,311
Jamaica-151:192,2156,523
Germany
100%
131:7,436,76027,072
Hungary
100%
111:890,1612,642
Mexico
78%
 
91:13,793,82537,132
Canada-71:4,733,33948,640
Ukraine
100%
71:6,499,98710,516
Kazakhstan
50%
 
71:2,535,26417,782
Pakistan-61:32,392,947130,865
Nigeria
50%
 
51:35,512,872242,191
England
100%
41:13,900,73089,263
North Macedonia-41:522,6899,487
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Venezuela
50%
 
41:7,550,47390,577
South Africa
100%
31:18,177,550242,026
Kyrgyzstan
 
67%
31:1,991,09230,660
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Chile-21:8,803,60433,591
Turkey
100%
21:38,900,85464,839
Israel
50%
 
21:4,201,45930,777
Bhutan
100%
21:412,4644,948
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Algeria-21:19,088,36022,377
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Switzerland
100%
11:8,213,49636,387
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Brazil
50%
 
11:214,236,154864,335
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
Malaysia-11:30,449,940373,101

The alternate forms: Úr (1) are calculated separately.

Ur (5,838) may also be a surname.

Ur Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ur, fire, light. A city of Chaldea, from which Abraham came forth. Gen. xi. 28.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: light.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

A Chaldaic name, meaning: Brightness.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Ur Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Úr831/
Gur8013,008/
Hur8012,063/
Ure802,843/
Our801,882/
Urh80855/
Aur80658/
Eur80559/
Uur80393/
Urd80236/
Urz80165/
Uir8041/
Usr8040/
Urr8033/
Utr8026/
Urt8021/
Urp8017/
Uhr8010/
Ujr806/
Uyr805/
Urë805/
U'r801/
Gour6762,123/
Gaur6729,691/
Hure6711,688/
Hour679,058/
Aure671,282/
Oğur67885/
Oure67452/
Ahur67444/
Haur67220/
Ausr67214/
Hurt67135/
Hurd67130/
Eure67109/
Urre6796/
Huur6781/
Hurr6772/
Urdh6754/
Đure6748/
Gujr6742/
Urtė6737/
Gurr6737/
Aurp6723/
Urph6722/
Uttr6713/
Gurå6712/
Auur6712/
Hurh6712/
Uire6712/
Heur6710/
Uitr679/
Aurt678/
Hurz675/
Husr675/
Eurt674/
Hurp674/
Uurd674/
Usre674/
Urht674/
Uyre674/
Uytr674/
Urzz673/
Eurh673/
Gurh673/
Hgur672/
Huyr672/
Đurđ672/
Aurz672/
Eurd672/
Aurr672/
Eurz672/
Urrt672/
Aurh671/
Eurr671/
Eusr671/
U're671/
Uird671/
Uirh671/
Uirt671/
Uhrz671/
Uhtr671/
Ujrt671/
Uyjr671/
Uurt671/
Urrz671/
Urhe671/
Ourr671/
Ourd671/
Ohur671/
Utrd671/
Huir671/
Outr671/
Ourt671/
Urrr671/
Uujr671/
Utrp671/
Usrh671/
Ujrr671/
Ujrz671/
Ur A671/
Urhp671/
Uirr671/
Uisr671/
Uhyr671/
Uijr671/

Ur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ur in the Russian language
Урur-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ur