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

Chur (Hindi: चूर, Marathi: चूर, Oriya: ଚୁର, Russian: Чур, Tibetan: ཆུར་) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 325,895^th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,386,982 people. Chur is mostly found in Africa, where 31 percent of Chur live; 30 percent live in West Africa and 30 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chur is also the 281,864^th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 839 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 513,457. In Nigeria Chur is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 82 percent reside, Taraba, where 7 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Chur Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Chur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chur surname increased 426 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chur Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

The amount Chur earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 23.42% less than the national average, earning $17,385,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.