Urbanus Forename
Approximately 8,738 people bear this name
Urbanus Forename Definition:
A male name. Latin urbanus, ‘of the town or city’, like paganus ‘a villager’, came to be used as a personal name. Urbanus is one of those to whom St Paul sends greetings in his Epistle to the Romans, and it was adopted by eight popes, starting with Urban I in the 3rd C, who was later canonized.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 100% | 5,930 | 1:43,501 | 5,630 |
| Kenya | 100% | 2,074 | 1:22,327 | 2,099 |
| Nigeria | 99% | 459 | 1:386,850 | 13,207 |
| India | 100% | 120 | 1:10,123,983 | 303,172 |
| South Africa | 100% | 41 | 1:1,330,065 | 45,932 |
| Namibia | 100% | 39 | 1:61,646 | 3,533 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 20 | 1:1,522,497 | 47,664 |
| Belgium | 100% | 17 | 1:675,885 | 9,645 |
| United States | - | 9 | 1:40,281,886 | 265,873 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 7 | 1:7,541,188 | 37,665 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Brazil | - | 3 | 1:71,412,051 | 442,691 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Germany | 100% | 2 | 1:48,338,938 | 72,742 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:24,564 | 1,836 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| England | - | 1 | 1:55,602,921 | 189,715 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Urbänus (1) are calculated separately.
Urbanus (1,734) may also be a surname.
Urbanus Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Latin urbanus, ‘of the town or city’, like paganus ‘a villager’, came to be used as a personal name. Urbanus is one of those to whom St Paul sends greetings in his Epistle to the Romans, and it was adopted by eight popes, starting with Urban I in the 3rd C, who was later canonized. It was occasionally used as a christian name in the Middle Ages.
Urban Hundred Rolls 1273. Urbanus Testa de Neville, or Book of Fees, temp. Hen. III-Edw. I 13th C.
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Urbanus Religious Adherence
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urbänus | 95 | 1 | / |
| Hurbanus | 93 | 29 | / |
| Urbanush | 93 | 7 | / |
| Gurbanus | 93 | 6 | / |
| Urbannus | 93 | 2 | / |
| Urbaunus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Urbanous | 93 | 1 | / |
| Urrbanus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Eurbanus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Urbanu | 92 | 45 | / |
| Urbaniuso | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ourbanous | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hurbanu | 86 | 484 | / |
| Orbanus | 86 | 66 | / |
| Urbhanu | 86 | 27 | / |
| Urbanos | 86 | 14 | / |
| Uruanus | 86 | 4 | / |
| Urwanus | 86 | 3 | / |
| Eurbanu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Urbanuj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Urbenus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Urbonus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Irbanus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Urwaneus | 80 | 66 | / |
| Urwanush | 80 | 17 | / |
| Horbanus | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hurbhanu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hurbaanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaurbanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ujrebanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orbanush | 80 | 1 | / |
| Horbanu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Urbanoo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Urbanoz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Urubanissi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orbanos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orbhanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoorbanu | 67 | 44 | / |
| Hurbanoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoorbanoo | 50 | 4 | / |
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