Urben Surname

324,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Urben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5331:15,4092,535
United States4141:875,50566,354
England671:831,61344,286
France331:2,012,810168,616
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

The alternate forms: Ürben (4) are calculated separately.

Urben (156) may also be a first name.

Urben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urben (Russian: Урбэн) is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ürben. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urben? popularity and diffusion

Urben is the 324,225th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,342,512 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Urben reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Urben is also the 735,679th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 156 people.

The surname Urben is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is held by 533 people, or 1 in 15,409. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Bern, where 33 percent are found, Canton of Aargau, where 18 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Urben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Urben has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Urben surname grew 714 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 258 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Urben Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Urben surname are 6.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Urben earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.14% more than the national average, earning $50,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.64% less than the national average, earning $45,391 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ürben934/
Urbien91625/
Gurben91151/
Hurben9119/
Urbn891/
Urbienė83490/
Hurbeen831/
Hurbent830/
Orben801,343/
Urbin801,267/
Uruen8088/
Irben8018/
Urbín802/
Urzbn801/
Urbyn801/
Urbenová771/
Urbina73234,349/
Gurbin73327/
Hurbin73168/
Orbien73148/
Urbing7374/
Eurbin7346/
Hurbyn7330/
Orrben7329/
Hürben7325/
Horben7319/
Orbeen7313/
Guruen733/
Urbinq732/
Urbyna732/
Urhuen731/
Gurwen731/
Urbion731/
Urbind731/
Gourbin67295/
Gurbina67192/
Huerbin67106/
Hurbyna6718/
Uurbina673/
Orbn673/
Urwn673/
Irbn672/
Aurbion671/
Uirbina671/
Uruenne671/

Urben Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urben in the Russian language
Урбэнurben-

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Urben 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

  • 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urben
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