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
Average Dura Salary in
United States
$45,720 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dura (Bengali: দুরা, Georgian: დურა, Hindi: दूरा, Marathi: दुरा, Oriya: ଦୁରା, Russian: Дура) is carried by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Dură, Durá, Důra, Durà, Ďura or Dūra. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dura? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dura is the 18,896th most frequently used family name in the world, borne 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 widespread forename globally, held by 17,456 people.
Dura is most frequently used in Nepal, where it is carried by 4,551 people, or 1 in 6,258. In Nepal it is primarily concentrated in: Gandaki, where 87 percent reside, Narayani, where 9 percent reside and Bagmati, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nepal this surname is found in 103 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 12 percent reside.
Dura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dura has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dura last name increased 3,695 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Dura surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia, Orthodox (50%) in Belarus, Greek Orthodox (83%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (44%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Dura surname are 13.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.65% registered to vote for the political 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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