Chmura Surname

46,567th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Chmura Surname User-submission:

Chmura is Polish for 'cloud'.

Chmura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland7,9111:4,805543
United States2,3741:152,67915,668
Canada1331:277,03525,971
Slovakia1221:43,7418,259
France1131:587,81278,453
England951:586,50635,379
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
Czechia601:177,22426,394
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Norway191:270,64728,127
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Chmúra (93) & Chmůra (1) are calculated separately.

Chmura Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Chmura is Polish for 'cloud'.

- caesar15

Chmura Last Name Facts

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

Chmura (Russian: Чмура) occurs most in Poland. It can also be found as: Chmúra or Chmůra. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chmura? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chmura is the 46,567th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 654,531 people. The last name Chmura is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Chmura live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Chmura is most commonly held in Poland, where it is held by 7,911 people, or 1 in 4,805. Without taking into account Poland this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Chmura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chmura surname are 6.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chmura earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $46,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning $52,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chmúra9493/
Chmůra941/
Schmura9278/
Chmurra921/
Chmuraj921/
Hmura91250/
Cmura911/
Zhmura83787/
Khmura83680/
Hmoura83239/
Chmora8334/
Cmoura8329/
Chmira8325/
Shmura833/
Czmura831/
Chmuro831/
Chmouri77220/
Shmuray7734/
Hmurray779/
Shmurai775/
Chmoury773/
Shmurat772/
Cmurray771/
Chmiera771/
Smura73658/
Zmura7360/
Žmura7345/
Cmora738/
Jmura737/
Hmuro733/
Hmúra731/
Chmoures7118/
Chmurycz7112/
Khmuraya713/
Hmeurras712/
Hmouri67579/
Smurra67549/
Zhmuro67194/
Džmura6789/
Dzmura6770/
Khmury6740/
Szmura6724/
Smurah674/
Khmuro674/
Smurad673/
Žmuraň671/
Hmoury671/
Smaura671/
Jmutra671/
Hmuriy671/

Chmura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chmura in the Russian language
Чмураcmura-

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