Urø Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Urø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway131:395,56035,657

The alternate forms: Ur (5,838) & Úr (167) are calculated separately.

Urø Last Name Facts

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

The surname Urø has its highest incidence in Norway. It can appear as: Ur or Úr. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urø? popularity and diffusion

The last name Urø is the 5,391,485th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Urø are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 395,560. In Norway Urø is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 100 percent live.

Urø Last Name Statistics demography

Urø earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.04% less than the national average, earning 290,565 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ur935,838/
Ourø868/
Aurø861/
Úr80167/
Hur678,861/
Gur678,155/
Ure677,526/
Uhr672,107/
Aur671,863/
Urh671,189/
Our67939/
Urd67411/
Urr67353/
Uur67230/
Uir67106/
Usr6776/
Urz6774/
Urt6773/
Orø6766/
Eur6738/
Hurrød6735/
Utr6716/
Urp6714/
Uyr678/
Ujr675/
Ausrød675/
Urå673/

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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 Urø
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis