Urian Surname

123,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Romania

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.

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Urian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,3671:74,05912,787
Colombia8301:57,5592,758
Romania5431:36,9764,720
United States3641:995,76673,638
Indonesia3041:435,03036,412
Venezuela1301:232,3395,944
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
India141:54,790,384527,769
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Malta41:107,5681,849
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

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.

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

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

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urián931/
Gurian911,173/
Ourian9174/
Hurian9159/
Aurian9146/
Uriang9118/
Đurian919/
Uriaan916/
Uhrian911/
Urijan911/
Gourian83249/
Auriant83123/
Urujian8366/
Gurjian8357/
Gaurian8330/
Huriane8322/
Hourian8320/
Uhrijan8315/
Auriane836/
Hurijan835/
Ouriane834/
Uregian833/
Uraiyan833/
Ourihan832/
Auriang832/
Gurijan831/
Huriang831/
Urzijan831/
Urijane831/
Urijhan831/
Heurian830/
Hurrian830/
Hurihan830/
Orian801,378/
Urion80358/
Uryan80353/
Irian80352/
Uriam80281/
Urjan8089/
Urean802/
Hourihan772,136/
Ourihane77743/
Gourjian7723/
Huriatin7716/
Urianova7716/
Aurianne779/
Uroujian776/
Eurejian774/
Houriahn771/
Hourijan771/
Uuhrijan771/
Euregian771/
Haurihan770/
Hurrihan770/
Gurion731,174/
Jirian73458/
Horian73320/
Hurion73306/
Urjaan73295/
Uryaan73262/
Guryan73258/
Urihon73215/
Ourion7384/
Hirian7378/
Gurjan7373/
Aurion7335/
Hurjan7334/
Uraion7333/
Huryan7324/
Orjian7317/
Orrian7314/
Aurjan738/
Orhian737/
Auryan736/
Urehan735/
Șirian735/
Aurean734/
Irijan733/
Huriam733/
Urjane733/
Oriaan733/
Orihan732/
Urajon732/
Hurean731/
Ujrean731/
Urayon731/
Ureaon731/
Urgean731/
Urrjan731/
Urione731/
Irrian731/
Oorian731/
Orijan731/
Oriean731/
Ouryan731/
Eurion731/
Uiriam731/
Hourihane71520/
Houriahan712/
Hourriahn711/
Ouriachen711/
Haurihane710/
Hourrihan710/
Horijan67671/
Gurrion67524/
Hoorian67279/
Gourion67254/
Horihan67192/
Heurion67145/
Hurrion6790/
Hirijan6772/
Urehamn6728/
Jirrian6724/
Irijain6720/
Uryatin6719/
Orojian6718/
Orujian6715/
Gurjyan6714/
Jirihan6712/
Gaurion6710/
Hoerian677/
Irayian677/
Urrehan675/
Gurrión675/
Horrian674/
Urujion674/
Aurione674/
Hirihan673/
Gouryan673/
Gauryan672/
Ourjane672/
Iroijan671/
Uraayan671/
Urijañe671/
Gurjahn671/
Eurrion671/
Aurajon671/
Hourjan671/
Hurgion670/
Hurehan670/
Outrion670/
Gurgean670/
Hirrian670/

Urian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urian in the Oriya language
ଉରିଆଁuri'am-

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