Shur Forename

394,192nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Shur Forename Definition:

Shur, wall, ox. A city of Arabia, also a desert. Gen. xvi. 7; Exod. xv. 22; 1 Sam. xv. 7; xxvii. 8.

Shur Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
62%
 
2461:4,938,528189,665
Afghanistan
64%
 
981:332,8936,765
United States-381:9,540,44797,626
Russia
71%
 
291:4,973,57624,318
Mongolia-181:163,0458,219
Indonesia-111:23,451,243565,442
Philippines
 
60%
61:17,668,246211,341
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Pakistan
67%
 
31:64,785,893186,184
Israel-21:4,201,45930,777
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Georgia
100%
11:3,738,46629,095
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Armenia
100%
11:2,918,75314,910

The alternate forms: Shür (166) are calculated separately.

Shur (3,596) may also be a surname.

Shur Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Shur, wall, ox. A city of Arabia, also a desert. Gen. xvi. 7; Exod. xv. 22; 1 Sam. xv. 7; xxvii. 8.

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

Meaning: beheld: rampart (as point of observation).

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

Shur Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shür92166/
Shure897,808/
Sahur892,733/
Shaur89225/
Sohur89190/
Shour89114/
Shuur8939/
Shurt8915/
Sheur896/
Shurr895/
Schur895/
Shutr895/
Shurd893/
Shurh893/
Shuir893/
Shuyr892/
Shurp891/
Shhur891/
Hshur891/
Sur8617,335/
Shahur80218/
Sahaur8016/
Shauhr8013/
Shohur8012/
Schurr809/
Shaure808/
Sheure808/
Schuur807/
Shurre804/
Shaurt803/
Shuire803/
Shshur802/
Shuhrt801/
Shurjs801/
Shusrt801/
Schaur801/
Sure7512,865/
Surt756,674/
Sutr755,528/
Saur753,773/
Sjur751,441/
Shor751,412/
Chur75839/
Suur75680/
Sour75310/
Suir75304/
Seur75150/
Sujr75104/
Siur75104/
Surp7559/
Surd7540/
Surr7525/
Suhr7515/
Suyr7514/
Surh758/
Surz754/
Ssur754/
Jsur753/
Hzur752/
Sŀur751/
Szur751/
Susr751/
Sgur751/
Hxur751/
Shourth731/
Shurova731/
Shusrrr731/
Shaurth731/
Schseur731/
Shiyuru731/
Saure67820/
Shoor67645/
Chaur67239/
Chour67186/
Chure67152/
Suire6778/
Surre6768/
Churh6766/
Churd6764/
Soure6763/
Øssur6755/
Surhe6743/
Susrt6732/
Cheur6720/
Churt6717/
Chhur6714/
Shorr6712/
Chutr6712/
Seure6712/
Saurt6710/
Sourd678/
Sauhr678/
Shoer678/
Surdh677/
Churr676/
Shhor676/
Suhrh675/
Chuir674/
Suurr674/
Suyrr674/
Sgour673/
Suyre673/
Susre673/
Sourt673/
Hsuir673/
Saurd672/
Seurt672/
Surzh672/
Surph672/
Suthr672/
Suğre672/
Sgaur671/
Churp671/
Sujrt671/
Suitr671/
Ssuhr671/
Ssure671/
Ssuur671/
Sourh671/
Sourp671/
Surht671/
Suusr671/
Suttr671/
Shshutrh671/
Shoohour671/
Shorh671/
Sjour671/
Sjaur671/
Sceur671/
Saurh671/
Sautr671/
Jsure671/
Jszur671/
Jsaur671/
Sgurr671/
Surrd671/
Surrr671/
Sutrr671/
Hceur671/

Shur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shur in the Russian language
Шурsur-

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