Urlu Surname

225,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Urlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,7781:43,7694,445
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Urlu (34) may also be a first name.

Urlu Last Name Facts

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

Urlu (Oriya: ଉଲୁର୍, Russian: Урлу) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urlu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 225,618th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,046,389 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Urlu are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Urlu is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 34 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 1,778 people, or 1 in 43,769. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent live, Antalya Province, where 13 percent live and Izmir Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Turkey this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urlus89115/
Uurlu89104/
Hurlu8977/
Urlau8942/
Gurlu8924/
Urlui893/
Aurlu891/
Gurlui80140/
Hurlus8067/
Uhrlau8063/
Hurlui8053/
Șurlau8035/
Aurlus8012/
Gurlou808/
Hurlup802/
Hurleu802/
Ourlou801/
Urluss801/
Urlaud801/
Urillu801/
Țurlui801/
Orlu754,947/
Irlu75112/
Gurellu737/
Gourlou736/
Hurlaux733/
Aurlius733/
Aurleus731/
Gourlui731/
Ourluis731/
Urillus730/
Horlu67140/
Jirlu6714/
Orlau677/
Oorlu675/
Orlou675/
Hurlault673/
Gourliau672/
Orlui672/
Orluh672/
Aurellus671/
Gurellou671/
Irleu671/
Orluu671/
Orllu671/
Orhlu671/
Urloe671/
Hirlu671/
Irrlu671/

Urlu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urlu in the Oriya language
ଉଲୁର୍ulur83.33
ଊଲୁର୍ulur16.67
Urlu in the Russian language
Урлуurlu-

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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 Urlu
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