Urbanus Surname

232,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Urbanus Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'man of the city' in Latin.

Urbanus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9361:189,25511,482
Indonesia2791:474,01139,120
Netherlands2251:75,05412,725
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
India81:95,883,173728,828
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Urbanus (8,738) may also be a first name.

Urbanus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'man of the city' in Latin.

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Urbanus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urbanus (Hindi: उर्बानुस, Oriya: ଉବର୍ାନୁସ, Russian: Урбанус) is most common in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Urbanus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 232,743rd most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,202,737 people. The surname Urbanus is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Urbanus reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Urbanus is also the 67,032nd most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 8,738 people.

The last name Urbanus is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 936 people, or 1 in 189,255. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 62 percent are found, Taraba, where 17 percent are found and Gombe, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Urbanus occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found.

Urbanus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Urbanus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Urbanus last name increased 435 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Urbanus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Urbanus surname are 10.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.63% being registered to vote for the party.

Urbanus earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% more than the national average, earning $65,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uurbanus9330/
Urbanu925/
Urbanos86671/
Orbanus8630/
Hurbanu868/
Hurbanos801/
Urrbhanu801/
Hurbhanu801/
Orbanu7741/
Orbeanu71165/
Orbanos7119/
Urbonos711/
Urvanos711/
Urbanoo711/
Horbanu711/
Horbanos677/
Orbaanos674/
Hoorbanu671/
Urbánoš572/
Horbonos531,273/
Orvaanos53257/

Urbanus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urbanus in the Hindi language
उर्बानुसurbanusa-
Urbanus in the Oriya language
ଉବର୍ାନୁସubaranusa82.14
ଊବର୍ାନୁସubaranusa7.14
ଉରବାନୁସurabanusa3.57
ଉବର୍ାନୁସ୍ubaranus3.57
ଉବର୍ନୁସubarnusa3.57
Urbanus in the Russian language
Урбанусurbanus-

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