Urff Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Urff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany931:865,65062,206
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Austria101:851,54467,454
India91:85,229,487684,495
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Urff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urff (Hindi: ऊर्फ) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,058,336th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name Urff occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Urff are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Urff is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 865,650. In Germany Urff is most numerous in: Hesse, where 52 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live and Hamburg, where 8 percent live. Beside Germany it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Urff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Urff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Urff surname expanded 288 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Urff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Urff surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% registered with the party.

The amount Urff earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.07% more than the national average, earning $51,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $49,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurff89283/
Urf866,733/
Aurffe801/
Hurrff800/
Orff75353/
Aurf7519/
Urfe7514/
Hurf756/
Uerf752/
Uyrf752/
Urpf751/
Urfh751/
Ourf751/
Ujrf751/
Uirf751/
Urhf751/
Urzf751/
Usrf751/
Gurf751/
Hurft671/
Aurfe671/
Gourf671/
Eurfs671/
Hurpf670/
Horff670/

Urff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urff in the Hindi language
ऊर्फurpha52.27
उर्फurpha47.73

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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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  • 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 Urff
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