Hur Forename

53,955th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 12,063 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Hur Forename Definition:

Hur, liberty, whiteness, cavern. 1. The son of Caleb. Exod. xvii. 12. 2. The father of Uri. 1 Chron. ii. 19, 20.

Hur Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
 
79%
3,4921:347,90331,047
Pakistan
 
78%
2,5181:77,1873,783
Egypt
 
91%
1,9951:46,0662,698
Afghanistan
 
98%
1,0881:29,9851,871
Cambodia
59%
 
1,0051:16,1921,641
Bangladesh
 
90%
9161:174,0849,484
Indonesia
86%
 
4421:583,62842,118
Malaysia
 
86%
1661:183,43310,896
United States
100%
831:4,367,91556,903
DR Congo
100%
481:1,538,07540,404
Brazil
100%
341:6,301,06391,171
Spain
100%
311:1,500,96710,288
Nigeria
98%
 
221:8,071,107102,934
Mexico
90%
 
211:5,911,63922,154
Canada-201:1,656,66926,761
Dominican Republic-191:549,01414,985
Philippines
100%
191:5,579,44693,508
England
100%
121:4,633,57743,450
Thailand
 
58%
121:5,838,818101,178
South Korea-101:554,44213,303
Panama-91:434,06212,541
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
Taiwan-81:2,971,21060,968
Ukraine
86%
 
81:5,687,4889,604
United Arab Emirates-81:893,99927,106
Peru
86%
 
71:4,541,63634,195
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
Congo
100%
51:1,001,84116,039
Chile
67%
 
51:3,521,44219,163
Qatar-51:473,92138,106
Papua New Guinea
 
60%
51:1,630,463100,826
Venezuela-41:7,550,47390,577
Iraq-41:8,754,46516,071
Croatia
100%
41:1,054,2699,352
Nicaragua
100%
31:2,006,11219,543
Israel
100%
31:2,800,97324,529
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Singapore
100%
11:6,287,05439,645
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Colombia
100%
11:47,778,92695,497
Burkina Faso
100%
11:18,379,469100,219
Belgium
100%
11:11,490,04143,727
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333

The alternate forms: Hür (306) are calculated separately.

Hur (8,861) may also be a surname.

Hur Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hur, liberty, whiteness, cavern. 1. The son of Caleb. Exod. xvii. 12. 2. The father of Uri. 1 Chron. ii. 19, 20.

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

Meaning: a hole: white.

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

Hur Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hür89306/
Hure8611,688/
Hour869,058/
Khur86890/
Chur86839/
Ahur86444/
Haur86220/
Hurt86135/
Hurd86130/
Huur8681/
Hurr8672/
Hurh8612/
Heur8610/
Hurz865/
Husr865/
Hurp864/
Hgur862/
Huyr862/
Hjur861/
Ohur861/
Huir861/
Ur803,580/
Houre7523,022/
Hurre752,112/
Chaur75239/
Chour75186/
Chure75152/
Haure7598/
Churh7566/
Churd7564/
Khurr7545/
Heure7537/
Khaur7531/
Khour7525/
Hourt7521/
Cheur7520/
Khure7517/
Churt7517/
Chhur7514/
Huire7513/
Khuir7512/
Chutr7512/
Hurtt7511/
Hourd757/
Churr756/
Chuir754/
Chgur753/
Heurt752/
Kheur752/
Khuur752/
Ghuur752/
Haurd752/
Housr751/
Churp751/
Chuur751/
Chuhr751/
Hourr751/
Huurr751/
Husrt751/
Hurrh751/
Hurrr751/
Hurdd751/
Hurhe751/
Huirr751/
Hjurh751/
Hauhr751/
Jhuur751/
Huytr751/
Heurh751/
Hor6715,470/
Gur6713,008/
Jur673,061/
Ure672,843/
Our671,882/
Urh67855/
Aur67658/
Eur67559/
Uur67393/
Chahur67278/
Urd67236/
Urz67165/
Chaure6786/
Khoure6754/
Cheure6752/
Hourre6742/
Uir6741/
Usr6740/
Urr6733/
Utr6726/
Urt6721/
Choure6717/
Urp6717/
Chhour6713/
Khurre6711/
Uhr6710/
Chhgur677/
Churre677/
Ujr676/
Khuire675/
Chhure675/
Chhutr675/
Uyr675/
Urë675/
Chutrt674/
Khaure674/
Jhuurr674/
Kheure673/
Houyre672/
Chhaur672/
Chautr672/
Churdh671/
Churhe671/
Chuhrd671/
Chourd671/
Chourr671/
Chhurp671/
Chauhr671/
U'r671/
Khurrr671/
Houtrt671/
Jhaurr671/
Chusre671/

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