Cur Surname

270,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Cur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia6641:23,3241,376
Poland4801:79,18512,331
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
India101:76,706,538639,611
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France51:13,284,544357,392
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
England41:13,929,515290,718
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Çur (2,275), Cúr (13) & Čúr (3) are calculated separately.

Cur (560) may also be a first name.

Cur Last Name Facts

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

Cur occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Çur, Cúr or Čúr. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 270,886th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,064,313 people. The surname Cur is mostly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Cur live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Cur is also the 355,253rd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 560 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is held by 664 people, or 1 in 23,324. In Cambodia Cur is mostly concentrated in: Siem Reap Province, where 23 percent live, Phnom Penh, where 10 percent live and Kampong Thom Province, where 7 percent live. Excluding Cambodia Cur exists in 36 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Cur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cur last name grew 313 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cur are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.87% registered with the political party.

The amount Cur earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 24.89% more than the national average, earning $28,353,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning $44,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.48% more than the national average, earning $74,266 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çur892,275/
Cúr8913/
Cure866,723/
Curd865,412/
Curt864,593/
Curr861,341/
Chur861,141/
Cour861,016/
Curz86502/
Scur86380/
Ciur86370/
Caur86238/
Cuir86196/
Curp86150/
Cuhr8610/
Czur867/
Csur866/
Ceur862/
Cuur861/
Cusr861/
Dcur861/
Čúr783/
Court7526,189/
Scurr751,705/
Curdt75716/
Chure75706/
Chaur75666/
Chour75506/
Caure75424/
Ciure75266/
Curre75237/
Coure75202/
Courr75173/
Churr75108/
Cutrì7557/
Tchur7526/
Churh7516/
Chhur7515/
Cheur7514/
Cauur7514/
Curtt7512/
Courp7512/
Cuhrt759/
Sczur758/
Dcurz757/
Scuhr755/
Courd753/
Cautr753/
Cuire753/
Caurt752/
Curhs751/
C'Urz751/
Curhe751/
Curht751/
Curpp751/
Currt751/
Curzz751/
Cutrz751/
Cuttr751/
Ckaur751/
Sceur751/
Chuir751/
Caurd751/
Cuhre751/
Ciurd751/
Qckur751/
Tdcur751/
Ciurz751/
Cousr751/
Csuyr751/
Scuir750/
Ckuhr750/
Sur6775,609/
Kur6771,950/
Chaure6745,336/
Cor676,865/
Zur676,815/
Choure673,190/
Jur671,833/
Cheure67889/
Chhour67646/
Churhe67261/
Chgour67139/
Tchurz67104/
Tschur6792/
Žur6785/
Stchur6760/
Chhure6724/
Curova6721/
Żur6717/
Courdt679/
Curová679/
Tchour676/
D'Curz675/
Churre674/
Ţur674/
Courtt672/
Chuire672/
Ccaure672/
Ccourt671/
Chhujr671/
Cór671/
Chouhr671/
Courre671/
Scurrh670/
Cuheer670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cur
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