Uritu Surname

539,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Uritu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uritu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4511:44,5195,577
Moldova1391:25,6214,220
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Urîtu (135) are calculated separately.

Uritu (19) may also be a first name.

Uritu Last Name Facts

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

Uritu (Hindi: ुरितु, Russian: Уриту) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Urîtu. For other possible spellings of Uritu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uritu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Uritu is the 539,451st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,227,426 people. The surname Uritu is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Uritu live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Romanian Europe. Uritu is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

The last name Uritu is most widespread in Romania, where it is held by 451 people, or 1 in 44,519. In Romania Uritu is most prevalent in: Dolj County, where 25 percent live, Olt County, where 20 percent live and Hunedoara County, where 17 percent live. Not including Romania Uritu occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urîtu93135/
Uritus9120/
Urietu911/
Uraitu911/
Euritus830/
Uretu80159/
Oritu8061/
Urytu8014/
Urutu806/
Iritu802/
Huritaut773/
Ourietou771/
Hurutu735/
Irietu732/
Orithu731/
Aurutu731/
Oritou731/
Guretu731/
Gourraitou671/
Irritou671/
Hureatu671/
Horithou626/
Ousretou624/
Houretou621/
Horaitou621/
Hureatou621/
Oretu6072/
Iretu6040/
Irutu6026/
Houreytou571/
Houreatou571/
Hirutu552/
Ireatu551/

Uritu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uritu in the Hindi language
ुरितुuritu-
Uritu in the Russian language
Уритуuritu-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Uritu
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