Where Does The Last Name Urfa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Urfa (Arabic: اورفا, Hindi: उर्फ) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urfa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 401,442^nd most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. The surname Urfa occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Urfa are found; 49 percent are found in West Asia and 49 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Urfa is also the 339,515^th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 606 people.

The last name Urfa is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 680 people, or 1 in 114,443. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 38 percent are found, Aydin Province, where 11 percent are found and Malatya Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including Turkey this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.