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

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

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

The last name is the 32,614^th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 446,623 people. Bur is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Bur reside; 26 percent reside in East Africa and 26 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Bur is also the 95,915^th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 5,026 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Sudan, where it is held by 4,227 people, or 1 in 2,701. Apart from South Sudan this last name occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 24 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Bur Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bur last name increased 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 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 Bur are 3.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.06% 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.