Dura Surname
Approximately 29,149 people bear this surname
Dura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 4,551 | 1:6,258 | 521 |
| Spain | 4,292 | 1:10,893 | 1,272 |
| Philippines | 3,496 | 1:28,958 | 4,107 |
| Poland | 2,953 | 1:12,871 | 1,856 |
| Romania | 2,459 | 1:8,165 | 1,076 |
| Nigeria | 2,042 | 1:86,750 | 6,081 |
| Turkey | 1,760 | 1:44,217 | 4,485 |
| India | 1,222 | 1:627,713 | 29,913 |
| Indonesia | 806 | 1:164,081 | 15,960 |
| France | 727 | 1:91,366 | 13,179 |
| Russia | 716 | 1:201,289 | 22,151 |
| United States | 702 | 1:516,323 | 43,186 |
| Argentina | 346 | 1:123,536 | 10,431 |
| Germany | 319 | 1:252,368 | 27,308 |
| Albania | 248 | 1:11,750 | 2,177 |
| Italy | 240 | 1:254,820 | 34,014 |
| Papua New Guinea | 189 | 1:43,141 | 5,280 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Pakistan | 141 | 1:1,266,978 | 14,818 |
| Hungary | 134 | 1:73,256 | 7,447 |
| Zimbabwe | 125 | 1:123,506 | 16,570 |
| Haiti | 91 | 1:117,406 | 5,426 |
| Colombia | 86 | 1:555,512 | 7,336 |
| England | 84 | 1:663,310 | 38,317 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Qatar | 66 | 1:35,727 | 3,681 |
| Uruguay | 64 | 1:53,621 | 5,918 |
| Belarus | 57 | 1:166,685 | 22,308 |
| Lebanon | 56 | 1:100,662 | 5,997 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Taiwan | 51 | 1:459,701 | 3,496 |
| Mexico | 49 | 1:2,533,188 | 21,064 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Kazakhstan | 46 | 1:384,402 | 30,298 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| Switzerland | 38 | 1:216,129 | 18,575 |
| Greece | 36 | 1:307,772 | 44,531 |
| Kosovo | 34 | 1:54,761 | 4,115 |
| Slovakia | 28 | 1:190,588 | 32,093 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
| Jordan | 25 | 1:353,697 | 11,660 |
| Yemen | 25 | 1:1,057,012 | 11,599 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Azerbaijan | 14 | 1:689,223 | 11,826 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Paraguay | 12 | 1:603,062 | 7,396 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Moldova | 10 | 1:356,137 | 27,160 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Dură (196), Durá (136), Důra (69), Durà (41), Ďura (6) & Dūra (1) are calculated separately.
Dura (17,456) may also be a first name.
Dura Demographics
Dura Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Dura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dura (Bengali: দুরা, Georgian: დურა, Hindi: दूरा, Marathi: दुरा, Oriya: ଦୁରା, Russian: Дура) has its highest incidence in Nepal. It may also appear as: Dură, Durá, Důra, Durà, Ďura or Dūra. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dura.
How Common Is The Last Name Dura? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 18,896th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 250,010 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Dura reside; 21 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 20 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dura is also the 41,727th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17,456 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nepal, where it is held by 4,551 people, or 1 in 6,258. In Nepal it is primarily found in: Gandaki, where 87 percent live, Narayani, where 9 percent live and Bagmati, where 2 percent live. Excluding Nepal Dura occurs in 103 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 15 percent live and The Philippines, where 12 percent live.
Dura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dura has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,695 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Dura surname is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Russia, Orthodox (50%) in Belarus, Greek Orthodox (83%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (44%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Dura surname are 13.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.65% being registered with the party.
The amount Dura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 46.71% less than the national average, earning €16,004 per year; in Peru they earn 61.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,430 per year; in South Africa they earn 138.36% more than the national average, earning R 566,424 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.06% less than the national average, earning $15,196,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.48% less than the national average, earning $44,974 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dura in the Georgian language | ||
| დურა | dura | - |
| Dura in the Bengali language | ||
| দুরা | dura | - |
| Dura in the Marathi language | ||
| दुरा | dura | 57.14 |
| डुरा | dura | 20.41 |
| दूरा | dura | 12.24 |
| दुर | dura | 4.08 |
| डूरा | dura | 4.08 |
| दूर | dura | 2.04 |
| Dura in the Hindi language | ||
| दूरा | dura | 52.05 |
| दुरा | dura | 41.78 |
| डुरा | dura | 2.05 |
| डूरा | dura | 1.37 |
| दुर्गा | durga | 1.37 |
| दुजा | duja | 0.68 |
| दूरां | duram | 0.68 |
| Dura in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦୁରା | dura | 36.38 |
| ଦୁର | dura | 36.09 |
| ଦୂର | dura | 20.14 |
| ଡୁରା | dura | 4.35 |
| ଦୂରା | dura | 1.01 |
| େଦାରା | edara | 0.58 |
| ଗୁର | gura | 0.14 |
| ଜୂର | jura | 0.14 |
| ଦୁଲା | dula | 0.14 |
| ଜୁରା | jura | 0.14 |
| Dura in the Russian language | ||
| Дура | dura | - |
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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
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