Urieh Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Urieh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urieh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Urieh Last Name Facts

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

Urieh is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Urieh.

How Common Is The Last Name Urieh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Urieh is the 1,581,912th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Urieh live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Urieh is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria Urieh is mostly found in: Delta, where 75 percent reside, Lagos, where 8 percent reside and Kano, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Urieh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Urieh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Urieh last name contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurieh915/
Urie893,063/
Ureh89495/
Urih89136/
Hourieh8395/
Haurieh831/
Urich803,953/
Urech802,388/
Urioh801,623/
Hurie80662/
Urhie80434/
Urish80390/
Uraih80119/
Uhrie8085/
Eurie8062/
Aurie8054/
Ourie8031/
Oureh8021/
Gurih8017/
Uresh8012/
Urihe8011/
Irieh807/
Uriea806/
Uyrie806/
Ourih806/
Aurih805/
Urreh804/
Hurih804/
Urrie803/
Urije802/
Urehr801/
Hureh801/
Aureh801/
Ure757,526/
Uri756,558/
Aurich735,061/
Eurich733,451/
Ourich73857/
Hourie73624/
Haurie73519/
Hurrie73201/
Hurich7371/
Huresh7362/
Aurish7345/
Urrich7343/
Hurish7342/
Jirieh7321/
Hurreh7319/
Gurrih7318/
Hurrih7315/
Uirich7313/
Ure'ie7312/
Eurech7311/
Goureh738/
Ureath737/
Utrish736/
Aurije736/
Utrech734/
Huriey733/
Aurech733/
Orieha733/
Hureha733/
Houreh732/
Hurith732/
Hurech732/
Hurije731/
Eurrie731/
Auriea731/
Utrich731/
Uraihs731/
Huurie731/
Huriph731/
Ousrih731/
Euresh731/
Eurish731/
Gaurih731/
Guraih731/
Ourish730/
Heureh730/
Irie67103,816/
Gure6746,065/
Urio6724,417/
Huri6713,346/
Guri679,438/
Aure679,079/
Orie676,865/
Hure676,374/
Urip676,137/
Urai675,647/
Urge674,867/
Urey673,937/
Huraish673,724/
Urea672,808/
Eure672,515/
Auri672,321/
Uris671,654/
Urzi671,646/
Urit671,497/
Oure671,337/
Orih671,327/
Heurich671,297/
Uriz671,288/
Ouri67906/
Ures67850/
Utri67798/
Uhre67752/
Uriy67615/
Usri67584/
Aurisch67568/
Utre67544/
Ireh67414/
Uhri67319/
Utrecht67308/
Urri67267/
Urui67256/
Uere67217/
Urhe67190/
Auricht67188/
Urep67185/
Urze67146/
Ureš67143/
Irih67127/
Huraich67119/
Uret6793/
Urre6768/
Eurisch6765/
Urid6756/
Outrich6750/
Uttrich6742/
Urei6741/
Urer6740/
Haurich6738/
Urez6736/
Usre6735/
Uiri6734/
Uure6728/
Goureeh6728/
Uroi6725/
Hurrish6724/
Ured6720/
Ujre6719/
Urha6716/
Haurech6716/
Uryi6715/
Euri6713/
Urgi6712/
Ueri6712/
Ouhrich6712/
Hauresh6710/
Ouraich6710/
Uuri678/
Ujri677/
Urhi677/
Urje675/
Uire675/
U'Re675/
Urej675/
Hourrie674/
Uree674/
Ourrich674/
Urishch674/
Houriea674/
Utretch673/
Ureu673/
Urii673/
Euricht672/
Aurehøj672/
Goureah672/
Huirich671/
Urhy671/
Uyri671/
Hurrich671/
Ousraih671/
Urij671/
Ureð671/
Uthrich671/
Gouraih671/
Gourgeh671/
Houreih671/
Aureich671/
Hourish670/
Autrich670/
Utricht670/
Hutrich670/

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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 Urieh
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