Urzica Surname

205,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Urzica Surname User-submission:

The surname Urzica comes from the word urzica, which means 'nettle' in Romanian.

Urzica Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,9031:10,5511,382
Moldova371:96,25311,707
England301:1,857,26974,552
France121:5,535,227269,324
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Urzică (635) & Urzicä (1) are calculated separately.

Urzica Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Urzica comes from the word urzica, which means 'nettle' in Romanian.

- trevinurz

Urzica Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urzica has its highest incidence in Romania. It can also be found as: Urzică or Urzicä. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Urzica? popularity and diffusion

The last name Urzica is the 205,095th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,600,566 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Urzica live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 1,903 people, or 1 in 10,551. In Romania it is most numerous in: Harghita County, where 20 percent are found, Neamț County, where 15 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 11 percent are found. Barring Romania this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Urzica Last Name Statistics demography

Urzica earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Urzică94635/
Urzicä941/
Urica9146/
Đurica831,563/
Aurica83598/
Ursica83173/
Gurica83130/
Uricay8311/
Urzika838/
Urrica838/
Uraica838/
Eurica835/
Uhrica831/
Ðurica831/
Urşica831/
Guricza7743/
Huzicka7736/
Gurrica7732/
Đurđica7715/
Guzicka7711/
Aurisca779/
Auricia775/
Eurikca771/
Ouricha771/
Uzhicha771/
Urichea771/
Auricha771/
Guricha771/
Urcicia771/
Euricka770/
Uriza732,792/
Ujica73664/
Uzice73224/
Urika73199/
Orica73157/
Urice73118/
Uriča7345/
Ureca7335/
Ureza7311/
Urizi738/
Urici734/
Uzika733/
Ozica732/
Urico732/
Usica731/
Užica731/
Uziza731/
Ouritcha7138/
Hudzicka713/
Hurricha711/
Gurzycka711/
Guziecka711/
Eurgicha711/
Ouraicha711/
Eutricia711/
Eurico678,379/
Urriza673,473/
Orrica67502/
Ourici67322/
Uryzaj67210/
Ourika67205/
Aurică67204/
Oricia67183/
Ujicas67168/
Aurika67127/
Eurice67118/
Urrico67117/
Aurizi6775/
Auriza6769/
Uzeika6768/
Oraica6766/
Urzyka6751/
Gurika6746/
Uriche6743/
Horica6731/
Guzika6728/
Eurika6718/
Gurico6716/
Uritza6716/
Urikai6716/
Guriča6712/
Aureza6711/
Ouriza6711/
Uricko6710/
Aurice6710/
Eurici679/
Euriza679/
Houraicha679/
Uzikaa679/
Urikah678/
Guryca678/
Ourico677/
Hurika676/
Uricho676/
Urecha676/
Eureca675/
Huriza675/
Ursică675/
Gureca674/
Hureca674/
Ourizi674/
Ouziza674/
Hucica674/
Ursika673/
Gurică673/
Urgija672/
Orsica672/
Urichi672/
Utrico672/
Urreza672/
Houritcha672/
Oricay672/
Eureza671/
Euzice671/
Uricce671/
Uraika671/
Uraiza671/
Uzhika671/
Uricih671/
Uirico671/
Irzika671/
Ujeica671/
Urriça671/
Urikau671/
Gurszecka671/
Uzoika671/
Oureza671/
Ozeica671/
Ozicia671/
Ucicia671/
Uruiza671/
Eusica671/
Oreica670/

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