Urji Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Urji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Urji (60) may also be a first name.

Urji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urji (Hindi: उर्जी) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urji? popularity and diffusion

Urji is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Urji reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 60 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ekiti, where 19 percent reside, Oyo, where 19 percent reside and Abia, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Urji occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 20 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurji89547/
Hurji8921/
Urjit895/
Uriji894/
Utrji893/
Ourji891/
Urjhi891/
Urjiz891/
Urjiy891/
Hurjui801,457/
Gurjui8079/
Gourji8031/
Gurjii8015/
Urajhi809/
Urajji808/
Gurjiy804/
Urjais804/
Guriji803/
Gaurji802/
Urejhi801/
Hurjei801/
Hurjit801/
Urujie801/
Auriji801/
Ourjie801/
Ourjit801/
Orji75182,738/
Urie753,063/
Urzi751,646/
Ursi751,294/
Urci7582/
Urja7523/
Urgi7512/
Urié759/
Irji758/
Urhi757/
Urje755/
Uryj751/
Urcj751/
Uraijhi737/
Gurajji731/
Hurajie731/
Hurijai731/
Oriji674,763/
Uršič672,513/
Hirji671,910/
Orjie671,376/
Hurie67662/
Urcid67610/
Gurzi67543/
Ursoi67533/
Urehi67487/
Ursić67472/
Urhie67434/
Ursei67417/
Urier67243/
Uršej67223/
Hurja67202/
Uršić67180/
Orjih67179/
Gursi67172/
Gurie67120/
Uhrie6785/
Uries6772/
Iriji6763/
Eurie6762/
Uriet6761/
Ourci6756/
Aurie6754/
Gurje6748/
Utrie6740/
Ourie6731/
Uriyo6731/
Oursi6731/
Ursip6729/
Urssi6724/
Ursis6722/
Urcis6721/
Ursih6721/
Urzai6717/
Ursej6716/
Hursi6712/
Hurzi6712/
Urgie6711/
Jirji6711/
Urihe6711/
Ourhi6711/
Ursid6710/
Urshi678/
Urija678/
Urchi677/
Oorji677/
Urhøj677/
Uriea676/
Uyrie676/
Urgis675/
Uriha675/
Uriay674/
Ursai674/
Gaurajji673/
Urrie673/
Gurci673/
Orjji673/
Ursyi673/
Uriee672/
Urije672/
Orjui672/
Orrji672/
Aurja671/
Urhid671/
Urjge671/
Urrja671/
Uryio671/
Ursie671/
Orjei671/
Orhji671/
Hurje671/
Hurjă671/
Horji671/
Ourhajji671/
Ourzi671/
Urzid671/
Urziì671/
Ursui671/
Urszi671/
Ursói671/
Ursič671/
Urhoj671/
Gurié671/
Guryj671/
Eurgi671/
Eurxj671/
Aurzi671/
Hurhi671/
Usrie670/
Urioe670/

Urji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urji in the Hindi language
उर्जीurji62.5
उरजीuraji25
ऊर्जीurji12.5

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urji
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