Urchin Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Urchin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urchin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683

The alternate forms: Ürchin (19) are calculated separately.

Urchin (14) may also be a first name.

Urchin Last Name Facts

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

Urchin (Russian: Урчин) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Ürchin. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urchin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Urchin is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Urchin are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

The surname Urchin is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 89 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account England Urchin is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Urchin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Urchin last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ürchin9419/
Gurchin92158/
Urchina921/
Urhin912/
Gurchina8674/
Gourchin8652/
Urchisin8614/
Gurchain862/
Gurtchin861/
Orchin83336/
Urcina83148/
Irchin8327/
Hurcin833/
Urkhin832/
Urshin831/
Gurcin831/
Urchyn831/
Urchen831/
Urhzin831/
Urzhin831/
Hurchyn7765/
Gurshin7735/
Urkhina777/
Horchin777/
Urcheen774/
Ourchim774/
Hurcina771/
Orchinn771/
Hurchen771/
Gurcina771/
Jirchin771/
Ourcina771/
Aurcina771/
Hurshin770/
Aurhein770/
Ourtchingh751/
Ursin731,890/
Urgin73327/
Urkin73150/
Orcin73119/
Urhen7336/
Urzin733/
Urjin733/
Urhim731/
Urcyn731/
Urcim731/
Hurchyna7148/
Gurshina7115/
Gurschen717/
Urschenk711/
Aurshina711/
Gurdzhin711/
Gurchyna711/
Gurkin674,004/
Urquin67584/
Đurkin67358/
Ourhim67242/
Urszin67141/
Urkina67125/
Oursin67124/
Hursin6779/
Ursing6763/
Hurgin6752/
Orchen6743/
Urchyshyn6741/
Urgien6720/
Gursin6720/
Hurkin6718/
Hurzin6715/
Irchen679/
Urzina678/
Urtsin676/
Eursin676/
Irzhin674/
Horcin674/
Urşina673/
Gurzin671/
Đurčin671/
Ursind671/
Uurhim671/
Urqina671/
Aursin671/
Ordschien670/
Urchem670/

Urchin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urchin in the Russian language
Урчинurcin-

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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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  • 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 Urchin
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