Ursu Surname

17,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Ursu Surname User-submission:

Ursu came from the Latin word, urs, which means 'bear'.

Ursu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania19,9181:1,008128
Moldova6,4661:55125
Russia1,3571:106,20712,982
Ukraine1,1751:38,7435,605
United States4041:897,17667,678
Transnistria2591:1,833225
Canada2381:154,81315,712
France1551:428,53462,172
Italy1141:536,46252,562
Belgium1131:101,74015,454
India1051:7,305,385159,213
England961:580,39635,131
Greece681:162,93826,592
Serbia651:109,9228,556
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Hungary541:181,78315,754
Kazakhstan401:442,06233,686
Austria351:243,29828,936
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Andorra11:83,8382,381

Ursu (107) may also be a first name.

Ursu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ursu came from the Latin word, urs, which means 'bear'.

- dorcitu

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ursut89690/
Ursuy8978/
Gursu8976/
Ursus8970/
Ursuț8937/
Oursu8913/
Urssu899/
Hursu896/
Ursuz893/
Urszu892/
Ursui891/
Ursau891/
Urshu891/
Ursud891/
Urszuj8038/
Urszuy8037/
Oursou809/
Ursuța802/
Urszui801/
Hurscu801/
Ursuha801/
Urshut801/
Hursuz801/
Orsu7519,223/
Urcu75100/
Urzu756/
Urxu752/
Irsu752/
Urju751/
Goursau7394/
Hoursou7337/
Ursault7315/
Goursou734/
Ourssou731/
Horsu67843/
Gurzu67271/
Hirsu67201/
Oorsu6767/
Orshu6729/
Ursúa6723/
Orssu6723/
Orrsu6718/
Hurzu6712/
Hourssou6711/
Orsuh678/
Gourssou674/
Oersu674/
Irshu673/
Urszó672/
Urzus671/
Irhsu671/
Irrsu671/
Orsui671/
Ursói671/
Aurju671/
Orsou671/
Urzuá671/
Hursault671/
Irsau671/
Orsau670/

Ursu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ursu in the Russian language
Урсуursu-

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