Urtans Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Urtans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urtans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia5301:3,868526
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Urtāns (6) & Urtãns (1) are calculated separately.

Urtans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urtans (Russian: Уртанс) is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Urtāns or Urtãns. Click here to see other potential spellings of Urtans.

How Common Is The Last Name Urtans? popularity and diffusion

Urtans is the 577,768th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. The last name Urtans is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Urtans are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is held by 530 people, or 1 in 3,868. In Latvia it is most common in: Latgale, where 57 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 33 percent reside and Semigallia, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Latvia Urtans is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urtāns946/
Urtãns941/
Ortans834/
Hortans7738/
Orthans771/
Horttans711/
Ortanç67202/
Ortons675/
Hortons6221/
Horton's571/

Urtans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urtans in the Russian language
Уртансurtans-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urtans
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