Ur Surname

82,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Norway

Ur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,0231:76,0727,012
India9041:848,52437,465
Indonesia8031:164,69416,016
Pakistan6251:285,8306,115
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Ukraine4101:111,03115,848
United States3281:1,105,05879,932
Cambodia3201:48,3971,805
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Norway1281:40,1745,714
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Romania451:446,17535,142
Taiwan451:520,9943,910
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
England181:3,095,448105,421
Algeria131:2,971,65845,332
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Israel101:855,76354,181
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
China41:341,830,39216,990
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Micronesia21:53,1221,264
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Úr (167) are calculated separately.

Ur (3,580) may also be a first name.

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 most in Turkey. It can occur as: Úr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ur? popularity and diffusion

Ur is the 82,931st most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,248,295 people. The last name Ur is predominantly found 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. It is also the 118,316th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 3,580 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 1,023 people, or 1 in 76,072. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent live, Ordu Province, where 11 percent live and Izmir Province, where 8 percent live. Apart from Turkey this surname exists in 77 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Ur Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding 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 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Úr83167/
Hur808,861/
Gur808,155/
Ure807,526/
Uhr802,107/
Aur801,863/
Urh801,189/
Our80939/
Urd80411/
Urr80353/
Uur80230/
Uir80106/
Usr8076/
Urz8074/
Urt8073/
Eur8038/
Utr8016/
Urp8014/
Urø8013/
Uyr808/
Ujr805/
Urå803/
Gaur6771,462/
Gour6755,739/
Hurt6732,250/
Hurd6731,643/
Hour6713,076/
Oğur6713,037/
Aure679,079/
Hure676,374/
Gurr675,563/
Eure672,515/
Oure671,337/
Hurr67752/
Haur67669/
Ahur67382/
Gurh67273/
Urhe67190/
Ohur67128/
Huur67104/
Urzì6786/
Heur6785/
Urre6768/
Ausr6767/
Hutr6760/
Hurh6758/
Hurp6745/
Usre6735/
Urph6728/
Gujr6728/
Huir6716/
Hurz6714/
Ourt6712/
Huhr6712/
Đurđ6710/
Ourø678/
Urdh678/
Uytr676/
Uire675/
U'Re675/
Urjz675/
Urrr674/
Ourh673/
Aurr673/
Uttr673/
Ourd673/
Ourp673/
Aurt672/
Eurp672/
Eurd672/
Auur672/
Utrp672/
Aurd672/
Urjs672/
Uuyr672/
Uthr672/
Urdd672/
Husr672/
Ourr671/
Aurh671/
Aurp671/
Uhhr671/
Urpf671/
Uhrt671/
Huyr671/
Urhs671/
Aurø671/
Eurh671/
Ousr671/
Ouyr671/
Ujrt671/
Ujtr671/
Uijr671/
Uird671/
Uirp671/
Uirt671/
Uirz671/
Ujhr671/
Ujjr671/
Uhtr671/
Urbp671/
Urrh671/
Urrp671/
Urrz671/
Urzh671/
Usrh671/
Usrz671/
Uuhr671/
Uujr671/
Uurd671/
Uusr671/
Utrh671/
Uyjr671/
Uyrp671/
Uysr671/
Eurr671/
Eutr671/
Auhr671/
Autr671/
Utrz670/

Ur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ur in the Marathi language
उरura-
Ur in the Oriya language
ଉରura95.88
ଊରura3
ଉର୍ur0.07
Ur in the Hindi language
उरura55
ुरura45

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