Urfer Surname

251,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Urfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland8811:9,3221,520
United States5311:682,59754,262
France651:1,021,888113,182
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Urfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urfer occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Urfer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urfer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Urfer is the 251,650th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,629,953 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Urfer reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 881 people, or 1 in 9,322. In Switzerland Urfer is most prevalent in: Canton of Bern, where 37 percent live, Canton of Vaud, where 21 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 12 percent live. Apart from Switzerland Urfer exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Urfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Urfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Urfer surname expanded 1,831 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Urfer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Urfer surname are 0.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Urfer earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning $45,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 59.46% more than the national average, earning $79,223 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urffer91152/
Gurfer9121/
Urfe8914/
Huerfer831/
Hurferd830/
Urfey8088/
Urfie8018/
Orfer8017/
Urfei8012/
Urfet802/
Urfee801/
Urfed801/
Urfeu801/
Aurfe801/
Orffer73244/
Hourfe739/
Ierfer734/
Horfer732/
Aurffe731/
Hurfey731/
Ourfee730/
Gurfee730/
Urfa67875/
Orfe67480/
Urfi67448/
Hurfest672/
Urfy672/
Urfj671/
Gurpher670/
Hoerfer670/
Hurfird670/
Horffer670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urfer
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