Urdu Surname

510,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Urdu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urdu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4871:157,66413,673
Turkey531:1,468,32957,819
India371:20,731,497300,213
Romania321:627,43344,366
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Urdu (105) may also be a first name.

Urdu Last Name Facts

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

Urdu (Hindi: उर्दू, Oriya: ଉଦୁର୍) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Urdu.

How Common Is The Last Name Urdu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Urdu is the 510,931st most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,386,790 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Urdu live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 920,134th most widespread first name globally, borne by 105 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 487 people, or 1 in 157,664. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 38 percent live, South Khorasan Province, where 12 percent live and Alborz Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Iran this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 8 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Urdu Last Name Statistics demography

Urdu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urduy89394/
Hurdu8957/
Urdui8945/
Gurdu8920/
Urduh891/
Urddu891/
Ourdou80171/
Hurdus80129/
Hurdui8095/
Hurduz8016/
Gurduy809/
Urdous802/
Ordu7524,370/
Irdu754/
Gourdou73580/
Hourdou7368/
Gurdouh731/
Gourdau731/
Orduy67175/
Hourdoux6740/
Ordou6715/
Oordu672/
Hirdu672/
Ordeu672/
Ordau672/
Hordu671/
Urdoo671/
Ierdu671/
Irdeu671/
Oerdu671/
Ordui671/
Hirdau60191/
Hordau604/
Orduða603/
Jirdou601/
Horduj601/
Hordou601/
Ordouh601/
Horduy601/
Urdooh601/
Ordó502/
Ordù501/

Urdu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urdu in the Oriya language
ଉଦୁର୍udur80
ଉଦୁudu20
Urdu in the Hindi language
उर्दूurdu77.78
उरदूuradu11.11
उर्दुurdu11.11

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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 Urdu
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