Urbain Surname

21,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Urbain Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Urban (of the town).

Urbain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad15,0201:905150
France3,5841:18,5332,076
Belgium3,2331:3,556365
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
United States5161:702,44055,541
Canada3721:99,04710,758
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Ivory Coast311:744,23320,430
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Trinidad and Tobago281:48,7134,303
England261:2,143,00282,017
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Urbain (46,083) may also be a first name.

Urbain Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Urban (of the town).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Urbain Last Name Facts

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

Urbain is found in Chad more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urbain? popularity and diffusion

The last name Urbain is the 21,372nd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 285,618 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Urbain are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Urbain is also the 19,785th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 46,083 people.

It is most frequent in Chad, where it is carried by 15,020 people, or 1 in 905. Excluding Chad this surname exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in France, where 14 percent reside and Belgium, where 13 percent reside.

Urbain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Urbain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Urbain surname increased 1,173 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Urbain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Urbain last name are 21.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Urbain earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.55% more than the national average, earning $46,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning $48,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urbaine92781/
Hurbain92622/
Urbaing9211/
Uerbain921/
Utrbain921/
Urban91129,411/
Gurban831,804/
Hurban831,173/
Urbien83625/
Urbane83534/
Urbahn83395/
Urbine83278/
Urband8397/
Urbant8345/
Urbann8337/
Urbaan8336/
Orbain837/
Ourban835/
Uhrban834/
Urbang834/
Eurban832/
Irbain831/
Urvain831/
Aurban831/
Urbein831/
Urbaim831/
Uurban830/
Urbean830/
Gourbayin801/
Urbienė77490/
Urbayan77163/
Urbandt7743/
Hurbean7727/
Urbanck7717/
D'urban7710/
Urbancg777/
Urbisin776/
Hurbein776/
Gurbein774/
Hurband774/
Horbain774/
Gaurban773/
Ourbane773/
Aurbane771/
Hurwain771/
Ourvain771/
Urbayen771/
Aurband771/
Hurbane771/
Hourban770/
Eurbank770/
Orban7322,737/
Urbán7311,187/
Urwan73647/
Irban73480/
Urvan73240/
Uruan7363/
Urbam7361/
Urvin7339/
Urbań737/
Urbàn732/
Urbanová7111,117/
Urbanova71654/
Gurbajan711/
Urbeyine711/
Horban6711,541/
Urvina673,109/
Hurbanová67279/
Gurbán67219/
Gurvin67192/
Hurbanova67187/
Gurbanowa67176/
Orboin67133/
Urvant67103/
Orbann6774/
Urwank6736/
Ourvan6729/
Urbiñe6726/
Urvand6721/
Gurvan6715/
Orbahn6715/
Jirban6714/
Auruan6713/
Hurbán6713/
Urving6711/
Guruan677/
Orbaan677/
Urvine675/
Urbene675/
Hirban675/
Huruan675/
Urvane674/
Țirban674/
Eurvin673/
Irbaan673/
Urbanowna673/
Ourbanova672/
Irbhan672/
Urbäne672/
Urbāne672/
Hurvan672/
Hurbam672/
Orbean671/
Aurbam671/
Urboun671/
Uruang671/
Uruane671/
Urvang671/
Orbein671/
Hurwan671/
Urvaan671/
Urvind671/
Urbaum671/
Șorban671/
Urvanh671/
Hurvin670/

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Urbain Reference & Research

Urban DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Urban FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urbain
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