Urian Surname
Approximately 3,681 people bear this surname
Urian 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.
Read More About This SurnameUrian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,367 | 1:74,059 | 12,787 |
| Colombia | 830 | 1:57,559 | 2,758 |
| Romania | 543 | 1:36,976 | 4,720 |
| United States | 364 | 1:995,766 | 73,638 |
| Indonesia | 304 | 1:435,030 | 36,412 |
| Venezuela | 130 | 1:232,339 | 5,944 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 96 | 1:523,111 | 36,402 |
The alternate forms: Urián (1) are calculated separately.
Urian (802) may also be a first name.
Urian 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.
Forms (Urien, esp., being Welsh) of the Latin Uranius, Uranus, Greek Ούρανός = the Heavenly One [from Greekoύρανός, heaven] Owain mab Urien.—Mabinogion, etc.
Urien, Rhydderch, and others, who warred with Hussa, king of Bernicia from 567 to 574, figure very conspicuously in old Welsh poetry.—Rhys, Celtic Brit. (ed. 1908), p. 145.
John son Urian.—Hundred Rolls
URRAN: (Cornish British) From urrian, the border, boundary, or limit of a country.
Urian Demographics
Average Urian Salary in
United States
$47,079 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Urian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Urian (Oriya: ଉରିଆଁ) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Urián. For other potential spellings of Urian click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Urian? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 123,915th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,979,773 people. The last name Urian occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Urian are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 36 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Urian is also the 288,921st most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 802 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,367 people, or 1 in 74,059. In The Philippines it is most common in: Cagayan Valley, where 36 percent live, Central Luzon, where 22 percent live and National Capital Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 23 percent live and Romania, where 15 percent live.
Urian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Urian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Urian last name rose 379 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Urian Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Urian are 32.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.87% being registered with the party.
The amount Urian earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 13.67% more than the national average, earning $25,807,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.11% more than the national average, earning $47,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.66% less than the national average, earning $38,921 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Urian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Urian in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉରିଆଁ | uri'am | - |
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