Urso Surname

29,977th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy11,0631:5,528667
United States3,8741:93,56210,502
Argentina6471:66,0645,660
France5381:123,46218,721
Brazil4871:439,57816,653
Germany2451:328,59432,651
Canada1841:200,24819,574
Switzerland1511:54,3907,022
Belgium1481:77,68012,268
England1291:431,92329,000
Pakistan611:2,928,58824,004
Malta361:11,952723
Australia351:771,30649,759
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Israel261:329,14027,831
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Chile201:880,82418,509
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ourso89835/
Ursos89675/
Ursoi89533/
Hurso89129/
Ursot8995/
Ursoy8949/
Ursoa8938/
Gurso892/
Ursso891/
Ursco891/
Ursoh890/
D'Urso8010,965/
Gursoy80552/
Hourso80311/
Oursou809/
Oursso808/
Hursoz807/
Ourrso801/
Gourso801/
Hhurso801/
Orso757,445/
Ursa751,782/
Urco75556/
Urzo75315/
Urjo7527/
Irso7512/
Urxo752/
Ursă751/
Urço751/
Hoursou7337/
Huersio736/
Goursou734/
Hoursso733/
Urshood731/
Gursoij731/
Ourssou731/
Orsoo67715/
Gurzo67299/
Ursia67267/
Hursa67231/
Ursat6792/
Orsso6743/
Irsoy6742/
Orsho6737/
Orsoy6735/
Ursad6731/
Urcho6729/
Urzoa6720/
Gursa6718/
Hurzo6715/
Orsio6711/
Hourssou6711/
Orsoa6710/
Urssa679/
Oursa678/
Ursha678/
Horso677/
Hurco676/
Gourssou674/
Aursa672/
Urszó672/
Irsso672/
Guurssoy671/
Urgio671/
Aurzo671/
Oerso671/
Urjas671/
Ursói671/
Orsou671/
Eursa671/
Ursau671/
Ursas670/

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