Uren Surname

75,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Uren Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Urian.' Both the masculine Uranius and feminine Urania were in use as personal names. On a Welsh variant Urien, v. Yonge. A surname founded on this name seems to have crept into Staffordshire and Cheshire, and thence into Lancashire.

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Uren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2,0641:13,0791,891
England1,3321:41,8305,360
United States1,1601:312,46528,618
South Africa7531:71,9498,964
Canada2851:129,28313,464
New Zealand2501:18,1133,168
Nigeria1631:1,086,76545,077
Norway781:65,9279,320
Wales751:41,2604,005
Chile721:244,6737,410
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Isle of Man331:2,601535
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
France101:6,642,272293,169
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1121:21,9203,097
Wales231:68,1923,286
Isle of Man81:6,784664
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:208,37617,958

The alternate forms: Üren (4,747) & Urén (4) are calculated separately.

Uren (1,369) may also be a first name.

Uren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Urian.' Both the masculine Uranius and feminine Urania were in use as personal names. On a Welsh variant Urien, v. Yonge. A surname founded on this name seems to have crept into Staffordshire and Cheshire, and thence into Lancashire.

John fil. Urian, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Uryene (without surname), Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1633. Baptised — Henry, s. Finsby Vrin: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1635. — Joan. d. Finlye Eurin: ibid.

1671. John Urran, of Everton: Wills at Chester.

1680. Alice Urian, of Christleton: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) a nickname: Impure, Unchaste [Dano-Norwegian uren-u, negative + ren, pure, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

URRAN: (Cornish British) From urrian, the border, boundary, or limit of a country.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Danish, Euren; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Uren Last Name Facts

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

Uren (Hindi: उरेन, Marathi: उरेन, Russian: Урень) occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Üren or Urén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uren? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,980th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,128,802 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 36 percent of Uren are found; 36 percent are found in Australasia and 36 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Uren is also the 211,720th most common forename worldwide It is held by 1,369 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 2,064 people, or 1 in 13,079. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 45 percent are found, New South Wales, where 28 percent are found and Western Australia, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia this last name is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Uren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Uren has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Uren surname rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 481 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 326 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 580 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Uren Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Uren surname are 2.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Uren earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning 334,324 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.88% more than the national average, earning R 382,308 per year; in United States they earn 10.08% more than the national average, earning $47,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.54% more than the national average, earning $56,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Üren924,747/
Urén924/
Urien891,874/
Auren89637/
Ouren89398/
Uhren89383/
Guren89365/
U'ren89314/
Ureen89256/
Euren89227/
Huren89175/
Uruen8988/
Ureng8957/
Urzen8941/
Uraen8939/
Ueren8921/
Urent896/
Usren896/
Urenn893/
Urren893/
Urend892/
Ureun892/
Urehn890/
Urn8628/
Hurren802,788/
Aurien801,434/
Gurren80289/
Ourien80258/
Eurien80161/
Houren8090/
Auråen8042/
Uehren8018/
Gouren8017/
Hureen8014/
Uhreen8012/
Hureng8011/
Hauren8011/
Urrien809/
Heuren805/
Aureen805/
Uhrien803/
Autren803/
Guhren803/
Husren802/
Gauren802/
Aurent802/
Urenne802/
Utrzen802/
Hurien802/
Huiren801/
Eureen801/
Aureng801/
Urgeen801/
Ueruen801/
Aurenn800/
Aurend800/
Hueren800/
Gureen800/
Gurenn800/
Oren7510,191/
Iren756,123/
Hurn754,186/
Urin75581/
Uryn75353/
Urem75280/
Gurn75217/
Urne75114/
Ourn7562/
Urng7535/
Uern7522/
Urün756/
Aurn754/
Uhrn752/
Uirn751/
Urnn751/
Urnq751/
Usrn751/
Uurn751/
Heurend7327/
Haurent7317/
Urenova7316/
Gurreen731/
Gourren731/
Hurrenn731/
Eusreng731/
Gurin6713,245/
Huryn676,360/
Aurin674,685/
Uhrin673,658/
Uhryn672,337/
Ieren671,735/
Urina671,511/
Ireen671,256/
Đurin671,236/
Horen671,153/
Orren671,074/
Uring67694/
Hurem67673/
Hurin67566/
Hiren67491/
Uhrín67462/
Hurne67385/
Urion67358/
Hourn67341/
Urgin67327/
Usrin67297/
Eurin67259/
Orien67247/
Guryn67235/
Hüren67201/
Eurén67189/
Irien67124/
Ourem67120/
Gurín67107/
Uryna6792/
Aurén6788/
Jiren6788/
Utrin6769/
Orzen6733/
Ourng6732/
Irenn6721/
Ourin6717/
Auryn6714/
Oeren6712/
Aurenque6712/
Gourn678/
Aurengue678/
Hurng677/
Oreen677/
Urint677/
Gureń677/
Gurén676/
Hurýn676/
Gaurn675/
Aurem675/
Ihren675/
Hurenova675/
Huern674/
Hurnt674/
Ureem674/
Hurín674/
Uhyrn674/
Urzin673/
Iruen673/
Eurem673/
Uirin672/
Ourne672/
Husrn672/
Irren672/
Urrin672/
Uhrem672/
Eurèn672/
Uruin672/
Hurnd671/
Hurnh671/
Hurnk671/
Gurhn671/
Urhng671/
Orenn671/
Autrn671/
Ðurin671/
Hurnn671/
Haurn671/
Irehn671/
Usrng671/
Utryn671/
Haurenne671/
Heurn670/
Gurnn670/
Hourehen670/
Hurrn670/

Uren Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uren in the Hindi language
उरेनurena-
Uren in the Marathi language
उरेनurena-
Uren in the Russian language
Уреньuren-

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