View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Bur (Bengali: বুর, Hindi: बुर, Marathi: बुर, Oriya: ବୁର, Russian: Бур, Tibetan: བུར་) is held by more people in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Bür or Búr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Bur is the 32,614^th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 446,623 people. 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. It is also the 95,915^th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 5,026 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Sudan, where it is carried by 4,227 people, or 1 in 2,701. Aside from South Sudan it occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 24 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Bur Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bur surname increased 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 224 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bur Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bur last name is primarily Orthodox (61%) in Russia and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bur last name are 3.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.06% being registered with the 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.