Assur Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Assur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Assur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3361:161,24318,083
Iran1031:745,46138,299
United States461:7,879,542351,394
India161:47,941,586492,263
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Scotland71:764,83125,488
England61:9,286,343223,652
France41:16,605,680368,153
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Assur (131) may also be a first name.

Assur Last Name Facts

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

Assur (Russian: Ассур, Tibetan: ཨ་སར་) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Assur.

How Common Is The Last Name Assur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Assur is the 559,940th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. Assur is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Assur live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 811,108th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 131 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 336 people, or 1 in 161,243. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 85 percent live, Gauteng, where 5 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent live. Excluding South Africa Assur occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Assur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Assur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Assur last name increased 418 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Assur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Assur surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Assur earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.66% less than the national average, earning R 214,692 per year and in United States they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $44,204 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Assure91201/
Hassur91106/
Assour9188/
Gassur912/
Asshur912/
Aassur911/
Assuyr911/
Asseur911/
Asur8913,423/
Ausseur83143/
Hassour8337/
Ashshur8320/
Aussour8316/
Gassour8310/
Assheur835/
Aussure835/
Aassour834/
Aissour833/
Gasseur832/
Assoure832/
Aassure831/
Gassuir831/
Asshour831/
Ashur8041,377/
Assor803,686/
Asour80378/
Asure80200/
Adsur80143/
Hasur80133/
Asurd80129/
Asuur8068/
Ausur8044/
Asaur8042/
Atsur8038/
Essur8034/
Asgur8028/
Gasur8015/
Aisur807/
Ossur806/
Asuir802/
Aasur801/
Aysur801/
Asurp801/
Asiur801/
Easur801/
Aussourd77435/
Haisseur774/
Haissour774/
Assurova771/
Hashshur771/
Ashshour771/
Ashour73192,462/
Hasure731,335/
Adsure73860/
Ashuur73255/
Essour73205/
Asgour7395/
Hassor7374/
Ausgur7373/
Hasour7331/
Hossur7323/
Hausur7320/
Ashure7316/
Gaszur7313/
Gasour7311/
Aadsur7310/
Ashaur7310/
Ashurt738/
Haszur738/
Aasurd736/
Atsure736/
Gaysur735/
Atsuur734/
Hasurr734/
Asuire733/
Asuure733/
Aisure732/
Gashur732/
Hasaur732/
Asaure732/
Assoor732/
Asurre732/
Asheur732/
Aysure731/
Haisur731/
Aasure731/
Asautr731/
Ossour731/
Gasaur731/
Gajsur731/
Ahshur731/
Ahsour731/
Aasgur731/
Asurph731/
Asguhr731/
Aashur731/
Ashuir731/
Hashur731/
Gaseur730/
Hasurd730/
Haseur730/
Hashshour711/
Asor677,876/
Azur674,349/
Aashour67417/
Aşur67362/
Osur67228/
Haysour67204/
Oussour67156/
Ousseur67131/
Hauseur6761/
Esur6745/
Asurova6738/
Aschour6722/
Aadsure677/
Ashgour677/
Ossourd675/
Ashourr674/
Ahshour673/
Hossour672/
Ausourd672/
Hausure671/
Haszurd671/
Haisure671/
Ashahur671/
Aushour671/
Ashusrt671/
Ashaure671/
Aitsour671/
Aishour671/
Ashourt671/
Azshour671/
Heasour671/
Hausaur670/
Haushur670/
Gaushur670/

Assur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Assur in the Tibetan language
ཨ་སར་asar-
Assur in the Russian language
Ассурassur-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Assur
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