Gur Forename

51,250th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 13,008 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Gur Forename Definition:

Gur, the young of a beast, dwelling, fear. A narrow pass near Jerusalem. 2 Kings ix. 27.

Gur Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
 
68%
11,3511:107,02812,769
Israel
98%
 
6731:12,4861,432
Pakistan
82%
 
2251:863,81216,151
United States
100%
1501:2,416,91337,889
Papua New Guinea
 
74%
1261:64,7016,192
Canada-651:509,74413,326
Indonesia
100%
601:4,299,394177,786
Iran
100%
471:1,670,14611,218
Nigeria
81%
 
431:4,129,40465,600
Cameroon
100%
401:540,26317,115
Thailand
77%
 
391:1,796,55952,686
Greece
100%
361:303,7375,099
Malaysia
57%
 
221:1,384,08844,593
Russia
80%
 
191:7,591,24831,825
England
100%
191:2,926,47032,508
Afghanistan
 
73%
101:3,262,35223,137
Georgia
100%
61:623,07810,501
South Africa
100%
61:9,088,775152,087
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
Estonia-61:219,2306,245
Qatar-51:473,92138,106
Ethiopia
100%
41:24,390,03319,296
Armenia
100%
41:729,6887,125
South Sudan
100%
41:2,887,7551,822
Mongolia-41:733,70410,632
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Taiwan-31:7,923,22799,341
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Bulgaria-21:3,495,19519,668
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Switzerland
100%
11:8,213,49636,387
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Germany
 
61%
11:96,677,87695,912
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Bhutan
100%
11:824,9286,865
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159

The alternate forms: Gür (100) are calculated separately.

Gur (8,155) may also be a surname.

Gur Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gur, the young of a beast, dwelling, fear. A narrow pass near Jerusalem. 2 Kings ix. 27.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: to sojourn.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Gur Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gür89100/
Gour8662,123/
Gaur8629,691/
Gure8612,296/
Ghur86948/
Ngur86222/
Gurd8679/
Gurt8671/
Gurp8662/
Gujr8642/
Gurr8637/
Guhr8614/
Gurå8612/
Gurz868/
Guur867/
Gutr866/
Gurh863/
Hgur862/
Ggur861/
Kgur861/
Cgur861/
Ur803,580/
Ghure755,509/
Goure751,417/
Gautr751,224/
Gaure751,077/
Gauhr75636/
Gahur75328/
Gohur75186/
Ghurr75171/
Ghaur75138/
Gauur75105/
Ghurt7570/
Ghour7565/
Gaurd7552/
Gurre7544/
Ghuir7532/
Ghutr7511/
Gourd7510/
Gheur7510/
Ngaur7510/
Gourh757/
Nggur757/
Gaurt756/
Goutr756/
Nguhr755/
Gourt754/
Gausr754/
Guthr753/
Gutrz753/
Gouhr752/
Gourr752/
Gurrd752/
Ghuur752/
Ghurd751/
Ghurz751/
Gutrt751/
Guurt751/
Guutr751/
Gousr751/
Gaurh751/
Gaurp751/
Gaurr751/
Ggaur751/
Guhjr751/
Gurdh751/
Gurht751/
Gurrr751/
Gurtt751/
Kgaur751/
Ngour751/
Ngurr751/
Guhrp751/
Gor6720,603/
Hur6712,063/
Ure672,843/
Our671,882/
Urh67855/
Aur67658/
Eur67559/
Uur67393/
Urd67236/
Ghaure67186/
Urz67165/
Ghurhe6755/
Uir6741/
Usr6740/
Ghuire6735/
Urr6733/
Utr6726/
Urt6721/
Ghurre6718/
Urp6717/
Uhr6710/
Ujr676/
Gaurth675/
Uyr675/
Urë675/
N'Gour674/
Nghurr674/
Gahaur673/
Ghoure673/
Gourre673/
Gueure673/
Kkgour672/
Gurowa672/
Ghauhr671/
Gaurrd671/
Gaurre671/
Guheer671/
Guhhrh671/
Guhier671/
U'r671/
Kkgaur671/
Ng'aur671/
Guiair671/

Gur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gur in the Russian language
Гурgur-

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