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Around the globe, Urso (Oso , Urso , Ursus ) is a common epicene first name. The first name Urso is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Guatemala, where it is quite a rare male name, and Panama. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Egypt. More prevalently, Urso is the last name as well as the forename.
Urso is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ursus , the fictional character in Quo vadis? and Ursus , the musical character in the musical The Grinning Man.