Ulster Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ulster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel3221:26,5773,882
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England51:11,143,612252,590
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Ulster (33) may also be a first name.

Ulster Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ulster Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ulster is most common in Israel. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulster? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 695,980th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Ulster live; 76 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name is most common in Israel, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 26,577. In Israel Ulster is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 28 percent are found, Haifa District, where 19 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent are found. Barring Israel it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Ulster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ulster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ulster surname fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ulster Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ulster earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.55% more than the national average, earning R 357,756 per year; in United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 128.33% more than the national average, earning $113,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hulster9297/
Gulster9218/
Oulster9210/
Eulster921/
Aulster920/
Ulester920/
Ulste914/
Huelster86208/
Hulsther864/
Hulester861/
Olster83144/
Ulsted8384/
Ilster833/
Ulstea830/
Hulste830/
D'Hulster80991/
Huelstier801/
Holster772,037/
Hilster77179/
Hülster7786/
Auleste7712/
Olester777/
Ulstead771/
Hulzter771/
Hulsted770/
D'Hulstere751/
Ulsta731/
Hulstedt71183/
Holsæter71116/
Ullstedt7118/
Holester718/
Ulestedt717/
Aulstead714/
Hollster714/
Ullested711/
Holsther711/
Haulsted710/
Hulstead710/
Holste673,280/
Hoelsæter6766/
Holsæther6718/
Hollester676/
Haulstead674/
Hulsti673/
Ullestead672/
Ulesta671/
Oleste671/
Olstea670/
Hoelsteer670/
Hillester670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ulster
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