View the most religious surnames in Russia

Where Does The Last Name Ur Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Ur (Hindi: उर, Marathi: उर, Oriya: ଉର) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Úr. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ur.

How Common Is The Last Name Ur? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 82,931^st most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,248,295 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Ur are found; 34 percent are found in South Asia and 19 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ur is also the 118,316^th most widespread first name in the world, held by 3,580 people.

This last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,023 people, or 1 in 76,072. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent live, Ordu Province, where 11 percent live and Izmir Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Turkey Ur is found in 77 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Ur Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ur surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.89% registered with the 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.