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

The last name Chur (Hindi: चूर, Marathi: चूर, Oriya: ଚୁର, Russian: Чур, Tibetan: ཆུར་) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chur click here.

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

The surname Chur is the 325,895^th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,386,982 people. The last name Chur is mostly found in Africa, where 31 percent of Chur are found; 30 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chur is also the 281,864^th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 839 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 513,457. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 82 percent reside, Taraba, where 7 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common 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 who held the Chur surname rose 426 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chur Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Chur surname is predominantly 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.