Artur Surname

15,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Artur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Artur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola17,5501:1,538280
Mozambique16,0681:1,697403
Portugal8211:12,6901,024
Brazil7801:274,45410,566
France7681:86,48812,335
Russia3451:417,74840,002
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Turkey901:864,68241,266
Poland741:513,63249,911
Belarus611:155,75521,264
England591:944,37447,923
Mongolia451:62,7844,817
Armenia421:69,7662,918
Kazakhstan411:431,28033,089
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Kyrgyzstan221:271,48424,701
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Greece111:1,007,25484,692
Saint Pierre and Miquelon71:914194
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Albania31:971,35222,477
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Artúr (1) are calculated separately.

Artur (1,180,485) may also be a first name.

Artur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Artur (Arabic: آرتر, Georgian: არტურ, Russian: Артур) is found in Angola more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Artúr. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Artur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Artur is the 15,006th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 196,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Artur live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 701st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 1,180,485 people.

Artur is most commonly occurring in Angola, where it is held by 17,550 people, or 1 in 1,538. Not including Angola it occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 43 percent reside and Portugal, where 2 percent reside.

Artur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Artur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Artur surname expanded 706 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Artur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (70%) in Belarus and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Artur surname are 9.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Artur earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.77% more than the national average, earning $51,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.99% less than the national average, earning $42,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Artúr931/
Arthur91235,075/
Arture91129/
Artour9158/
Arhtur9136/
Airtur9124/
Aertur913/
Arturh912/
Hartur911/
Aurtur911/
Aartur911/
Artuur911/
Artuir911/
Artgur911/
Artuhr911/
Arteur910/
Gartur910/
Aurthur83229/
Arthure8330/
Arthour8317/
Harthur836/
Arrthur835/
Arthurt834/
Aarthur834/
Arthuir833/
Arthaur833/
Earthur832/
Garthur832/
Arthtur832/
Hartour831/
Artthur831/
Gartour831/
Harture831/
Arthurr830/
Artor8045/
Ertur8015/
Arturova77218/
Harrttur772/
D'Arthur771/
Arthor73180/
Ortuur7328/
Orture737/
Aurtor733/
Erthur732/
Orthur731/
Hertur731/
Hartor731/
Arthurová711/
Horteur6795/
Aurthor6733/
Gorthur671/
Harthor670/
Harttor670/

Artur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Artur in the Georgian language
არტურartur95.27
ართურartur4.73
Artur in the Russian language
Артурartur-
Artur in the Arabic language
آرترartr-
ليرتورlyrtwr-
ارتورartwr-
أرتورartwr-

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