Ur Surname
Approximately 5,838 people bear this surname
Ur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,023 | 1:76,072 | 7,012 |
| India | 904 | 1:848,524 | 37,465 |
| Indonesia | 803 | 1:164,694 | 16,016 |
| Pakistan | 625 | 1:285,830 | 6,115 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Ukraine | 410 | 1:111,031 | 15,848 |
| United States | 328 | 1:1,105,058 | 79,932 |
| Cambodia | 320 | 1:48,397 | 1,805 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Norway | 128 | 1:40,174 | 5,714 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56 | 1:145,602 | 20,089 |
| Romania | 45 | 1:446,175 | 35,142 |
| Taiwan | 45 | 1:520,994 | 3,910 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Algeria | 13 | 1:2,971,658 | 45,332 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Micronesia | 2 | 1:53,122 | 1,264 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Úr (167) are calculated separately.
Ur (3,580) may also be a first name.
Ur Demographics
Average Ur Salary in
United States
$46,617 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ur (Hindi: उर, Marathi: उर, Oriya: ଉର) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Úr. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ur? popularity and diffusion
Ur is the 82,931st most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,248,295 people. The surname Ur occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Ur live; 34 percent live in South Asia and 19 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ur is also the 118,316th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 3,580 people.
The surname Ur is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 1,023 people, or 1 in 76,072. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent are found, Ordu Province, where 11 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this surname occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.
Ur Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ur surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Ur last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ur earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 43.73% more than the national average, earning 497,423 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $46,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.66% more than the national average, earning $62,430 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Úr | 83 | 167 | / |
| Hur | 80 | 8,861 | / |
| Gur | 80 | 8,155 | / |
| Ure | 80 | 7,526 | / |
| Uhr | 80 | 2,107 | / |
| Aur | 80 | 1,863 | / |
| Urh | 80 | 1,189 | / |
| Our | 80 | 939 | / |
| Urd | 80 | 411 | / |
| Urr | 80 | 353 | / |
| Uur | 80 | 230 | / |
| Uir | 80 | 106 | / |
| Usr | 80 | 76 | / |
| Urz | 80 | 74 | / |
| Urt | 80 | 73 | / |
| Eur | 80 | 38 | / |
| Utr | 80 | 16 | / |
| Urp | 80 | 14 | / |
| Urø | 80 | 13 | / |
| Uyr | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ujr | 80 | 5 | / |
| Urå | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gaur | 67 | 71,462 | / |
| Gour | 67 | 55,739 | / |
| Hurt | 67 | 32,250 | / |
| Hurd | 67 | 31,643 | / |
| Hour | 67 | 13,076 | / |
| Oğur | 67 | 13,037 | / |
| Aure | 67 | 9,079 | / |
| Hure | 67 | 6,374 | / |
| Gurr | 67 | 5,563 | / |
| Eure | 67 | 2,515 | / |
| Oure | 67 | 1,337 | / |
| Hurr | 67 | 752 | / |
| Haur | 67 | 669 | / |
| Ahur | 67 | 382 | / |
| Gurh | 67 | 273 | / |
| Urhe | 67 | 190 | / |
| Ohur | 67 | 128 | / |
| Huur | 67 | 104 | / |
| Urzì | 67 | 86 | / |
| Heur | 67 | 85 | / |
| Urre | 67 | 68 | / |
| Ausr | 67 | 67 | / |
| Hutr | 67 | 60 | / |
| Hurh | 67 | 58 | / |
| Hurp | 67 | 45 | / |
| Usre | 67 | 35 | / |
| Urph | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gujr | 67 | 28 | / |
| Huir | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hurz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ourt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Huhr | 67 | 12 | / |
| Đurđ | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ourø | 67 | 8 | / |
| Urdh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uytr | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uire | 67 | 5 | / |
| U'Re | 67 | 5 | / |
| Urjz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Urrr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ourh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aurr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uttr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ourd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ourp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aurt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eurp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eurd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auur | 67 | 2 | / |
| Utrp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aurd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Urjs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uuyr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uthr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Urdd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Husr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ourr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urpf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eurh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ousr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujtr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uijr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uird | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uirp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uirt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uirz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujjr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhtr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urbp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urrp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urzh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uuhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uujr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uurd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uusr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyjr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyrp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uysr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eurr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eutr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Autr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utrz | 67 | 0 | / |
Ur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ur in the Marathi language | ||
| उर | ura | - |
| Ur in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉର | ura | 95.88 |
| ଊର | ura | 3 |
| ଉର୍ | ur | 0.07 |
| Ur in the Hindi language | ||
| उर | ura | 55 |
| ुर | ura | 45 |
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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
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- 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 Ur
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