Urso Surname
Approximately 17,828 people bear this surname
Urso Surname Definition:
(Italian) Dweller at the sign of the bear; one thought to possess some of the qualities of a bear, such as uncouthness, surliness, hirsuteness and dullness.
Urso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 11,063 | 1:5,528 | 667 |
| United States | 3,874 | 1:93,562 | 10,502 |
| Argentina | 647 | 1:66,064 | 5,660 |
| France | 538 | 1:123,462 | 18,721 |
| Brazil | 487 | 1:439,578 | 16,653 |
| Germany | 245 | 1:328,594 | 32,651 |
| Canada | 184 | 1:200,248 | 19,574 |
| Switzerland | 151 | 1:54,390 | 7,022 |
| Belgium | 148 | 1:77,680 | 12,268 |
| England | 129 | 1:431,923 | 29,000 |
| Pakistan | 61 | 1:2,928,588 | 24,004 |
| Malta | 36 | 1:11,952 | 723 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Urso (436) may also be a first name.
Urso Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) Dweller at the sign of the bear; one thought to possess some of the qualities of a bear, such as uncouthness, surliness, hirsuteness and dullness.
Urso Demographics
Average Male Urso Height
174.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Urso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Urso Come From? nationality or country of origin
Urso is found most frequently in Italy. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Urso? popularity and diffusion
It is the 29,977th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 408,770 people. The surname Urso occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Urso live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 410,680th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 436 people.
The surname is most common in Italy, where it is carried by 11,063 people, or 1 in 5,528. In Italy it is most frequent in: Sicily, where 43 percent are found, Apulia, where 31 percent are found and Calabria, where 7 percent are found. Not including Italy it occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.
Urso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Urso has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Urso surname increased 12,913 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Urso Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Urso surname are 8.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.06% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Urso earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 18.32% more than the national average, earning €35,530 per year; in United States they earn 15.13% more than the national average, earning $49,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning $51,814 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ourso | 89 | 835 | / |
| Ursos | 89 | 675 | / |
| Ursoi | 89 | 533 | / |
| Hurso | 89 | 129 | / |
| Ursot | 89 | 95 | / |
| Ursoy | 89 | 49 | / |
| Ursoa | 89 | 38 | / |
| Gurso | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ursso | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ursco | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ursoh | 89 | 0 | / |
| D'Urso | 80 | 10,965 | / |
| Gursoy | 80 | 552 | / |
| Hourso | 80 | 311 | / |
| Oursou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Oursso | 80 | 8 | / |
| Hursoz | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ourrso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gourso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hhurso | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orso | 75 | 7,445 | / |
| Ursa | 75 | 1,782 | / |
| Urco | 75 | 556 | / |
| Urzo | 75 | 315 | / |
| Urjo | 75 | 27 | / |
| Irso | 75 | 12 | / |
| Urxo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ursă | 75 | 1 | / |
| Urço | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoursou | 73 | 37 | / |
| Huersio | 73 | 6 | / |
| Goursou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hoursso | 73 | 3 | / |
| Urshood | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gursoij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourssou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orsoo | 67 | 715 | / |
| Gurzo | 67 | 299 | / |
| Ursia | 67 | 267 | / |
| Hursa | 67 | 231 | / |
| Ursat | 67 | 92 | / |
| Orsso | 67 | 43 | / |
| Irsoy | 67 | 42 | / |
| Orsho | 67 | 37 | / |
| Orsoy | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ursad | 67 | 31 | / |
| Urcho | 67 | 29 | / |
| Urzoa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gursa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hurzo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Orsio | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hourssou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Orsoa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Urssa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oursa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ursha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Horso | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hurco | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gourssou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aursa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Urszó | 67 | 2 | / |
| Irsso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guurssoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urgio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oerso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urjas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ursói | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orsou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eursa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ursau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ursas | 67 | 0 | / |
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