Urim Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Urim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2351:34,6974,087
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
England21:27,859,030389,889
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Urim (3,438) may also be a first name.

Urim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urim (Marathi: उरीम, Oriya: ଉରିମ, Russian: Урим) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urim? popularity and diffusion

Urim is the 613,453rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Urim are found; 47 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 47 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Urim is also the 121,304th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 3,438 people.

The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 34,697. In Papua New Guinea Urim is most prevalent in: Madang, where 54 percent live, East Sepik, where 29 percent live and Morobe, where 7 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Urim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Urim has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Urim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Urim are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Urim earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.47% less than the national average, earning $37,337 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uraim89126/
Uriem89116/
Hurim8942/
Gurim8931/
Urime896/
Uhrim895/
Uriom894/
Aurim891/
Urhim891/
Ourhim80242/
Urheim80192/
Outrim8051/
Guraim8023/
Gaurim806/
Gourim802/
Urhiem801/
Autrim801/
Aurime801/
Auriom801/
Huraim801/
Uurhim801/
Orim754,212/
Irim751,166/
Urin75581/
Urem75280/
Urym752/
Urjm751/
Outtrim73308/
Aurisme7349/
Aurheim7348/
Huraime7311/
Urimova7310/
Houriem734/
Gurheim732/
Auriemm732/
Gurin6713,245/
Aurin674,685/
Uhrin673,658/
Uraimova672,679/
Urien671,874/
Urina671,511/
Đurin671,236/
Uring67694/
Hurem67673/
Hurin67566/
Urion67358/
Urgin67327/
Usrin67297/
Eurin67259/
Oriem67241/
Jirim67128/
Ourem67120/
Ureme67110/
Horim6797/
Utrin6769/
Ourém6750/
Orhim6736/
Gurem6720/
Ourin6717/
Oraim6710/
Uerem6710/
Uream679/
Urint677/
Urhem677/
Iraim675/
Urehm675/
Aurem675/
Irrim675/
Hirim674/
Uraym674/
Iriem674/
Ureem674/
Urzin673/
Eurem673/
Uhrem672/
Urrin672/
Uruin672/
Orrim672/
Uirin672/
Oreim672/
Uhrym671/
Gurym671/
Uryme671/
Ðurin671/
Ireim671/

Urim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urim in the Marathi language
उरीमurima-
Urim in the Oriya language
ଉରିମurima50
ଉରିମ୍urim50
Urim in the Russian language
Уримurim-

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Footnotes

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