Urz Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Urz Surname User-submission:

The surname Urz has two possible origins.

(German) Urz is a variant of the surname Utz in Germany.

(Romanian) The surname Urz comes from the Romanian word urzica, meaning 'nettle'.

Urz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Ürz (8) are calculated separately.

Urz (165) may also be a first name.

Urz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Urz has two possible origins.

(German) Urz is a variant of the surname Utz in Germany.

(Romanian) The surname Urz comes from the Romanian word urzica, meaning 'nettle'.

- trevinurz

Urz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urz occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Ürz. Click here for further possible spellings of Urz.

How Common Is The Last Name Urz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Urz is the 2,203,767th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 35 percent of Urz live; 35 percent live in Western Europe and 35 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 712,876th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 165 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 90 percent live, Arkansas, where 5 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent live and Pakistan, where 19 percent live.

Urz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Urz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Urz last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Urz Last Name Statistics demography

Urz earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.2% less than the national average, earning $32,705 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ürz898/
Urtz86418/
Uerz8694/
Urzì8686/
Hurz8614/
Urjz865/
Urzt864/
Usrz861/
Uirz861/
Urzh861/
Urrz861/
Urdz861/
Utrz860/
Uz8024,257/
Ur805,838/
Hurtz751,043/
Gurtz75185/
Uertz7584/
Gurzh756/
Gurzì755/
Hurzh752/
Aurtz751/
Gurdz751/
Huirz751/
Hurcz751/
Urjsz751/
Gourz751/
Hur678,861/
Gur678,155/
Huz678,064/
Ure677,526/
Auz672,223/
Uhr672,107/
Aur671,863/
Urh671,189/
Our67939/
Ouz67516/
Urd67411/
Orz67378/
Urr67353/
Uur67230/
Uir67106/
Urc6796/
Usr6776/
Urt6773/
Hourtz6764/
Urzova6753/
Eur6738/
Uxz6736/
Usz6723/
Irz6723/
Uiz6721/
Utr6716/
Uzh6714/
Urp6714/
Urø6713/
Euz6713/
Ucz6712/
Uuz6711/
Uzj679/
Uyr678/
Huertz678/
Urj676/
Ujr675/
Uyz675/
Heurtz674/
Uzx674/
Uhz674/
Ujz673/
Urå673/
Hurzcz671/
Urzová671/
Hurtze671/
Ourzts670/
Hurrtz670/

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Footnotes

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