Urs Surname

16,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Romania

Urs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan29,0451:6,151542
Romania3,4161:5,878789
India1,1981:640,28830,342
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
Serbia641:111,6408,662
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Israel161:534,85239,210
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

The alternate forms: Urş (309) are calculated separately.

Urs (70,321) may also be a first name.

Urs Last Name Facts

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

Urs (Georgian: ურს, Hindi: उर्स, Russian: Урс) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Urş. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Urs is the 16,220th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 212,366 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Urs reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 13,803rd most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 70,321 people.

This surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 29,045 people, or 1 in 6,151. In Pakistan Urs is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 98 percent are found, Balochistan, where 2 percent are found and Punjab, where 0 percent are found. Beside Pakistan this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 10 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Urs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Urs has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Urs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Urs surname are 5.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.92% being registered with the political party.

Urs earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.56% more than the national average, earning $53,747 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urş89309/
Ours862,361/
Urse861,880/
Aurs86787/
Ursz86115/
Urss86100/
Hurs8688/
Gurs8685/
Urrs8656/
Eurs8644/
Ursh8628/
Ursø8621/
Urås8620/
Uers866/
Urst866/
Usrs862/
Uirs862/
Uhrs861/
Ursj861/
Ursp861/
Uyrs861/
Hurst7592,875/
Hursh752,304/
Hours751,719/
Hurse75553/
Ursch75348/
Gours75149/
Gurss75138/
Gursz7581/
Heurs7557/
Gursh7536/
Guhrs7530/
Gurås7517/
Aursø7515/
Ourse7514/
Aurås755/
Ursse754/
Hursp753/
Aurse753/
Aurst752/
Hursz752/
Gaurs752/
Hurss752/
Eurst751/
Ourss751/
Huers751/
Haurs751/
Aursh751/
Aurss751/
Urshe750/
Ors671,790/
Ursova67393/
Gursch67348/
Huirse67309/
Irs67297/
Hourse67240/
Hursch6761/
D'Ours6760/
Urx6743/
Hourst6725/
Ursová6724/
Aursjø6722/
Hurshe6717/
Hoursh6714/
Eursch6714/
Heurst673/
Aursch672/
Haurrs671/
Uisrrs671/
Gourss671/
Haurst671/
Hurszt671/
Hurstt671/
Hourss670/
Hursth670/
Haursh670/
Hursst670/
Hurstd670/

Urs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urs in the Georgian language
ურსurs-
Urs in the Hindi language
उर्सursa99.28
Urs in the Russian language
Урсurs-

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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 Urs
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