Ursa Surname

227,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ursa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ursa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,3511:14,8611,895
Spain761:615,15828,427
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Croatia581:72,90712,893
Canada371:995,82774,831
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Serbia141:510,35319,964
England121:4,643,172139,951
France121:5,535,227269,324
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India71:109,580,769786,157
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Urša (1) & Ursă (1) are calculated separately.

Ursa (708) may also be a first name.

Ursa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ursa (Hindi: उर्सा, Oriya: ଉସର୍ା, Russian: Урса) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Urša or Ursă. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ursa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 227,600th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,089,532 people. Ursa is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Ursa reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Ursa is also the 310,437th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 708 people.

The last name Ursa is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 1,351 people, or 1 in 14,861. In Romania it is most frequent in: Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 43 percent reside, Arad County, where 16 percent reside and Alba County, where 15 percent reside. Other than Romania Ursa occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Ursa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ursa surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ursa earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.62% more than the national average, earning $46,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $52,679 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urša921/
Ursă921/
Ursea89604/
Ursia89267/
Hursa89231/
Ursat8992/
Ursoa8938/
Ursad8931/
Ursúa8923/
Gursa8918/
Ursay8915/
Urssa899/
Ursha898/
Oursa898/
Ursai894/
Aursa892/
Eursa891/
Ursau891/
Ursas890/
Ursaiz80735/
Hoursa80316/
Ursais80286/
Gursha8063/
Ursaia8042/
Gursay8014/
Goursa8013/
Urshad8011/
Urshah8011/
Urseau8010/
Ursach808/
Hursay807/
Hursad806/
Hursia805/
Ursaid803/
Hursha802/
Hursat802/
Ursatz802/
Ursuța802/
Gursai801/
Ursuha801/
Ursayz801/
Uurssa801/
Ursazz801/
Oursas801/
Ursadh801/
Hursaa800/
Urso7517,828/
Urse751,880/
Ursi751,294/
Orsa75854/
Irsa75484/
Urza75254/
Urca7595/
Ursy7537/
Urja7523/
Urža752/
Goursau7394/
Hoursia7367/
Ourseau7345/
Hourssa7338/
Ursault7315/
Gurseah732/
Aursach732/
Gourssa732/
Hurrsha732/
Hursaad731/
Hurshad731/
Hurshah731/
Hursach731/
Hursaya731/
Oursaid731/
Aurshad731/
Jirsa671,770/
Ourso67835/
Ursos67675/
Orsaa67574/
Hurse67553/
Gurza67552/
Ursoi67533/
Ursić67472/
Irsha67434/
Ursei67417/
Urzay67219/
Hurja67202/
Orsay67198/
Gursi67172/
Orsah67172/
Irsai67159/
Urzúa67139/
Hurso67129/
Hirsa67119/
Horsa67112/
Orsha6797/
Ursot6795/
Irsay6779/
Ursuy6778/
Hourseau6769/
Urset6767/
Hurza6757/
Ursoy6749/
Hurrshad6748/
Urzaa6741/
Oursi6731/
Irzsa6731/
Ursip6729/
Hurca6729/
Orsai6725/
Urssi6724/
Hourshad6722/
Ursis6722/
Urcis6721/
Ursih6721/
Ursey6721/
Urzoa6720/
Orsia6720/
Urschatz6719/
Urzai6717/
Urzha6716/
Ursej6716/
Ourse6714/
Gurse6713/
Ursehova6713/
Irsah6712/
Hursi6712/
Urses6711/
Hurseaux6711/
Iersa6710/
Ursid6710/
Orsoa6710/
Urshi678/
Urges678/
Hursy676/
Urëza676/
Gursy675/
Urgis675/
Orsza675/
Urgia674/
Urzad674/
Gourseau674/
Urcea674/
Ursse674/
Ursed673/
Aurse673/
Urzes673/
Ursyi673/
Uirca673/
Urszó672/
Urzùa672/
Gurso672/
Oursè672/
Ursee672/
Orsaj671/
Oorsa671/
Hursahai671/
Gurshaya671/
Aurja671/
Urrja671/
Ursco671/
Ursie671/
Hursault671/
Hurża671/
Irsau671/
Irssa671/
Uerza671/
Ursui671/
Urszi671/
Ursói671/
Ursič671/
Țurca671/
Goursaya671/
Orssa671/
Urcha671/
Urjas671/
Urrca671/
Ursso671/
Urser670/
Urshe670/
Orsau670/
Ursoh670/
Aurseaux670/
Eursy670/

Ursa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ursa in the Oriya language
ଉସର୍ାusara-
Ursa in the Hindi language
उर्साursa76.19
उरसाurasa23.81
Ursa in the Russian language
Урсаursa-

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