Urmas Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Urmas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urmas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland831:66,2257,481
Moldova491:72,6819,595
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Urmaš (5) are calculated separately.

Urmas (5,586) may also be a first name.

Urmas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urmas (Russian: Урмас) occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Urmaš. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urmas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Urmas is the 1,272,314th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Urmas live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in Scandinavia. Urmas is also the 89,642nd most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 5,586 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 66,225. In Finland it is mostly found in: Southwest Finland, where 57 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 22 percent reside and Satakunta, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Finland this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 27 percent reside and Estonia, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urmaš935/
Urmash9127/
Gurmas912/
Hurmas911/
Urma893,829/
Gourmas831/
Hurmash831/
Hourmas831/
Hurmaus830/
Hurma801,577/
Urmat80319/
Ormas80229/
Gurma80123/
Urmaz80104/
Irmas8053/
Urmos8052/
Urmma8022/
Urmac8020/
Urmau8019/
Urmah8013/
Ourma8011/
Urmaa8010/
Urmaž805/
Urmai802/
Aurma801/
Usrma801/
Urrma801/
Urmaj801/
Eurma801/
Urmay800/
Hurmat733,781/
Gourma731,651/
Hourma73988/
Hirmas73305/
Gurmai73268/
Hurmah7327/
Ormash7327/
Urmach7319/
Hormas7313/
Ormaas739/
Huirma737/
Irmaus734/
Gurrma734/
Gurmma733/
Urmmau732/
Gurmay731/
Gurmaj731/
Hurmos731/
Gurmau731/
Ourmaz731/
Urmashova7163/
Orma67724/
Gourmaj67545/
Hourmat67442/
Hurmach67128/
Hormash6790/
Gourmos6781/
Urmă6733/
Urmo6719/
Hurrmat675/
Gourmay674/
Gourmaz672/
Gourmai672/
Gurmazh671/
Autrmat671/
Hourmai671/
Eurmous670/

Urmas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urmas in the Russian language
Урмасurmas-

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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 Urmas
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