Bucur Surname

14,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Bucur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bucur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania34,5321:58168
Moldova1,1171:3,188441
Spain1,1131:42,0054,046
United States4231:856,87765,220
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Italy901:679,51959,064
England871:640,43737,483
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Belgium731:157,48821,805
Israel601:142,62715,171
France581:1,145,219121,886
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Austria311:274,69131,731
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Bücür (59) are calculated separately.

Bucur (197) may also be a first name.

Bucur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bucur occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Bücür. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bucur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,633rd most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,450 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Bucur live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Romanian Europe. Bucur is also the 646,152nd most widespread first name on earth, borne by 197 people.

It is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 34,532 people, or 1 in 581. In Romania it is most common in: Prahova County, where 10 percent live, Dâmbovița County, where 9 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 9 percent live. Barring Romania it occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 3 percent live and Spain, where 3 percent live.

Bucur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bucur last name are 8.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Bucur earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.1% less than the national average, earning €9,880 per year; in Peru they earn 171.32% more than the national average, earning S/. 52,596 per year; in United States they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $48,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.8% less than the national average, earning $46,305 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bucure9157/
Buchur9118/
Buciur9114/
Buczur918/
Bucusr911/
Buckur911/
Bucsur911/
Bucour911/
Bücür8759/
Bucourt83158/
Butcure83125/
Baucour8351/
Boucour8346/
Buchure832/
Buscurt830/
Buchour830/
Bukur801,081/
Bujur8043/
Bocur8029/
Buzur8026/
Bucor8023/
Vucur8019/
Busur808/
Boucourt77677/
Bouchour77149/
Baucourt7775/
Boucheur7744/
Bucurova772/
Bucurová772/
Buckuire771/
Bauchour771/
Boucoure771/
Buckhurt770/
Bouchaur770/
Bukure7383/
Bukhur7342/
Buckor7327/
Buquor7319/
Bocour7313/
Bhujur739/
Baucor737/
Bhusur735/
Buzurh734/
Bujour733/
Boucor732/
Bhukur732/
Busure732/
Baukur732/
Buzure732/
Buusur731/
Buczór731/
Buczor731/
Bocaur731/
Boczur731/
Bociur731/
Buseur731/
Bukour731/
Bukurt731/
Bukkur731/
Butcor731/
Buzzur730/
Boutcheur7111/
Bouchgour712/
Bouscourt711/
Bouchkeur711/
Boukour67661/
Buzkurt67647/
Bouzour67141/
Bhusure678/
Boujour676/
Butsure676/
Baujour675/
Bousour673/
Bockhur672/
Bukhure672/
Boukeur672/
Bouchzkour671/
Vaucour671/
Buthjur671/
Bhujaur671/
Boujuir671/
Budkurt671/
Boojuur671/
Bocourr671/
Bousure671/
Beuseur671/
Boukaur671/
Buckorr670/
Buzzurd670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bucur
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