Ursu Surname
Approximately 31,100 people bear this surname
Ursu Surname User-submission:
Ursu came from the Latin word, urs, which means 'bear'.
Ursu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 19,918 | 1:1,008 | 128 |
| Moldova | 6,466 | 1:551 | 25 |
| Russia | 1,357 | 1:106,207 | 12,982 |
| Ukraine | 1,175 | 1:38,743 | 5,605 |
| United States | 404 | 1:897,176 | 67,678 |
| Transnistria | 259 | 1:1,833 | 225 |
| Canada | 238 | 1:154,813 | 15,712 |
| France | 155 | 1:428,534 | 62,172 |
| Italy | 114 | 1:536,462 | 52,562 |
| Belgium | 113 | 1:101,740 | 15,454 |
| India | 105 | 1:7,305,385 | 159,213 |
| England | 96 | 1:580,396 | 35,131 |
| Greece | 68 | 1:162,938 | 26,592 |
| Serbia | 65 | 1:109,922 | 8,556 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| Sweden | 58 | 1:169,772 | 11,770 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Hungary | 54 | 1:181,783 | 15,754 |
| Kazakhstan | 40 | 1:442,062 | 33,686 |
| Austria | 35 | 1:243,298 | 28,936 |
| Denmark | 31 | 1:182,088 | 15,299 |
| Ireland | 30 | 1:156,965 | 7,012 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Taiwan | 18 | 1:1,302,486 | 8,817 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
Ursu (107) may also be a first name.
Ursu Surname Meaning
Ursu Demographics
Average Ursu Salary in
United States
$40,967 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ursu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ursu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ursu (Russian: Урсу) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ursu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ursu? popularity and diffusion
Ursu is the 17,770th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 234,326 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Ursu reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Ursu is also the 910,230th most common first name on earth, held by 107 people.
Ursu is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 19,918 people, or 1 in 1,008. In Romania Ursu is most frequent in: Iași County, where 10 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent reside and Neamț County, where 6 percent reside. Besides Romania this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 21 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.
Ursu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ursu surname is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Ursu last name are 5.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.18% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ursu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 81.81% less than the national average, earning €5,461 per year; in United States they earn 5.06% less than the national average, earning $40,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% less than the national average, earning $47,061 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ursut | 89 | 690 | / |
| Ursuy | 89 | 78 | / |
| Gursu | 89 | 76 | / |
| Ursus | 89 | 70 | / |
| Ursuț | 89 | 37 | / |
| Oursu | 89 | 13 | / |
| Urssu | 89 | 9 | / |
| Hursu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Ursuz | 89 | 3 | / |
| Urszu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ursui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ursau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Urshu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ursud | 89 | 1 | / |
| Urszuj | 80 | 38 | / |
| Urszuy | 80 | 37 | / |
| Oursou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ursuța | 80 | 2 | / |
| Urszui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hurscu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ursuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Urshut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hursuz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orsu | 75 | 19,223 | / |
| Urcu | 75 | 100 | / |
| Urzu | 75 | 6 | / |
| Urxu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Irsu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Urju | 75 | 1 | / |
| Goursau | 73 | 94 | / |
| Hoursou | 73 | 37 | / |
| Ursault | 73 | 15 | / |
| Goursou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ourssou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horsu | 67 | 843 | / |
| Gurzu | 67 | 271 | / |
| Hirsu | 67 | 201 | / |
| Oorsu | 67 | 67 | / |
| Orshu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ursúa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Orssu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Orrsu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hurzu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hourssou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Orsuh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gourssou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oersu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Irshu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Urszó | 67 | 2 | / |
| Urzus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irhsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irrsu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orsui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ursói | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orsou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urzuá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hursault | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irsau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orsau | 67 | 0 | / |
Ursu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ursu in the Russian language | ||
| Урсу | ursu | - |
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