Ural Surname

26,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ural Surname Definition:

URRALL: Crissall Urrall in Elgin accused of being a witch, 1622 (Rec. Elgin, II, p. 171).

Ural Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey19,2131:4,050575
Russia3001:480,41044,701
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Germany1401:575,03946,885
Philippines801:1,265,47896,721
Belgium641:179,63524,162
India541:14,204,914239,375
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
France421:1,581,493147,826
Austria411:207,69425,759
Kazakhstan311:570,40340,441
England181:3,095,448105,421
Northern Cyprus181:17,7234,398
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Üral (2) are calculated separately.

Ural (11,849) may also be a first name.

Ural Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

URRALL: Crissall Urrall in Elgin accused of being a witch, 1622 (Rec. Elgin, II, p. 171).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Ural Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ural (Arabic: أورال, Georgian: ურალ, Hindi: उरल, Marathi: उरल, Oriya: ଉରଲ, Russian: Урал) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Üral. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ural? popularity and diffusion

Ural is the 26,340th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 356,760 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Ural live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 54,680th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 11,849 people.

This last name is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 19,213 people, or 1 in 4,050. In Turkey Ural is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent live, Ankara Province, where 7 percent live and Izmir Province, where 6 percent live. Besides Turkey Ural occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Ural Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ural has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ural surname grew 1,038 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ural Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ural last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Ural surname are 10.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.58% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ural earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 10.37% less than the national average, earning $20,348,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $46,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.37% less than the national average, earning $32,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Üral922/
Hural893,998/
Gural893,454/
Oural89429/
Urgal89383/
Urzal89211/
Uğral89123/
Urale89105/
Urhal89102/
Aural8946/
Uyral8932/
Eural8917/
Uralp897/
Urail893/
Urral893/
Uraal892/
Uraul891/
Usral891/
Urall891/
Ureal890/
Gujral807,191/
Hurale80130/
Aurale80114/
Aureal8093/
Gurall8066/
Guralh8055/
Gurral8049/
Hurhal8041/
Gaural8040/
Uratil8036/
Gurgal8034/
Uratel8033/
Goural8023/
Urasel8014/
Guraal808/
Usrail805/
Uracil805/
Houral804/
Hueral804/
Ujrail803/
Urasil803/
Uralle802/
Autral802/
Huralt801/
Ahural801/
Hurral801/
Ourale801/
Gurail801/
Hurald800/
Hurall800/
Eurall800/
Oral7545,231/
Iral751,681/
Urol7532/
Uralova737,988/
Hurault731,240/
Utratil7321/
Gurgall7321/
Utratel735/
Ouragli735/
Uggiral734/
Hurrall733/
Urealle733/
Auralle732/
Auratel732/
Urasilp732/
Huraale731/
Guurral731/
Goureal731/
Eurasil731/
Uralová731/
Aurault731/
Hurrald730/
Heuralt730/
Gurrall730/
Gourall730/
Hiral671,155/
Orzal671,071/
Horal67867/
Oreal67573/
Jiral67502/
Gurol67130/
Oğral6796/
Aurol6795/
Orail6734/
Hüral6732/
Irail6718/
Hurol6717/
Hureault6713/
Orhal6711/
Irral6710/
Orall679/
Huralova679/
Orral676/
Ureul675/
Ireal674/
Oraal673/
Urole672/
Urgol672/
Irall671/
Huralová671/
Gaurahal671/
Aurahall671/
Uggiraal671/
Urallova671/
Uroll671/

Ural Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ural in the Georgian language
ურალural-
Ural in the Hindi language
उरलurala-
Ural in the Oriya language
ଉରଲurala-
Ural in the Marathi language
उरलurala-
Ural in the Russian language
Уралural-
Ural in the Arabic language
أورالawral-
اورالawral-

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