Urtar Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Spain

Urtar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urtar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Urtar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urtar is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urtar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Urtar is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Urtar is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Urtar live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Urtar is most numerous in: Benue, where 50 percent are found and Plateau, where 50 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 25 percent are found and Spain, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uertar91126/
Aurtar911/
Hurtard83103/
Huertar835/
Uertaar834/
Ourtare831/
Gurttar831/
Hurtare831/
Gourtar830/
Hurtart830/
Aurthar830/
Hurtgar830/
Ortar80132/
Orthar738/
Aurtor733/
Irthar732/
Hortar731/
Oortar731/
Hirtar731/
Hurtor730/
Aurthor6733/
Gurttor671/
Heurteur62173/
Ortor6043/
Hortor5518/
Ortoor556/
Orthor552/
Orhtor551/
Hirtor551/
Horttor5097/
Horthor501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Urtar
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