Urwyler Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Urwyler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urwyler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3751:21,9013,488
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Urwyler Last Name Facts

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

Urwyler is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Urwyler.

How Common Is The Last Name Urwyler? popularity and diffusion

The surname Urwyler is the 735,823rd most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Urwyler live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is held by 375 people, or 1 in 21,901. In Switzerland Urwyler is most frequent in: Canton of Bern, where 40 percent are found, Canton of Aargau, where 17 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Switzerland this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urwiler86154/
Orwyler860/
Urwiller80188/
Urweiller755/
Uhrwiller751/
Ourwiller750/
Orwiler7157/
Uhrweiller7136/
Orweiler671/
D'Eurweilher631/
D'Eurveilher53286/
D'Eurveiller5332/
Horviller5011/
D'Eurveillher501/
D'Heurveilher501/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Urwyler
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