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) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Ürchin. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Urchin? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 89 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Aside from England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Urchin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Urchin last name is primarily 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
  • 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 Urchin
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