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

The last name Assur (Russian: Ассур, Tibetan: ཨ་སར་) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Assur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 559,940th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. The last name Assur occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Assur are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Assur is also the 811,108th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 131 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 336 people, or 1 in 161,243. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 85 percent are found, Gauteng, where 5 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Assur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Assur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Assur are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with 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

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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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