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Where Does The Last Name Bur Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Bur (Bengali: বুর, Hindi: बुर, Marathi: बुर, Oriya: ବୁର, Russian: Бур, Tibetan: བུར་) is found most in South Sudan. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Bür or Búr. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bur? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 32,614^th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 446,623 people. The surname Bur is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Bur are found; 26 percent are found in East Africa and 26 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Bur is also the 95,915^th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 5,026 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Sudan, where it is held by 4,227 people, or 1 in 2,701. Without taking into account South Sudan this surname exists in 77 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 24 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Bur Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bur last name expanded 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 224 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bur Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (61%) in Russia and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bur last name are 3.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bur earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.97% less than the national average, earning $41,004 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% less than the national average, earning $47,149 CAD per year.