Duur Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Somalia

Duur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
India51:153,413,076951,030
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Duur (36) may also be a first name.

Duur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Duur (Hindi: दूर, Marathi: दुउर) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Duur is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Duur live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname Duur is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 78 percent reside, Abia, where 11 percent reside and Delta, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent reside and Somalia, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhuur894/
Duurh891/
Dur8620,501/
Dure7524,352/
Durr7511,583/
Duer7511,465/
Daur752,037/
Dour751,394/
Duhr751,332/
Deur75721/
Dhur75474/
Durt75178/
Duir75109/
Durz7553/
Durì7529/
Durd7529/
Durh756/
Dutr754/
Durå752/
Dujr751/
Hdur751/
Ddur751/
Duyr751/
Durë751/
Tdur751/
Durp751/
Dgur751/
Duerr674,547/
Daure672,123/
Dhure671,964/
Doure671,007/
Dhaur67706/
Durre67614/
Dheur67439/
Dahur67332/
Duehr67248/
Dohur67200/
Dourd67143/
Durht67136/
Deure67109/
Duire6793/
Duhre6771/
Dhour6755/
Deurr6738/
Dourt6723/
Dhurr6717/
Dgaur6712/
Daurd6711/
Duerø6711/
Dhurt6710/
Dusre677/
Deuhr677/
Ddure676/
Duyre674/
Daurh672/
Dutrr672/
Ddour672/
Dourr671/
Durtt671/
Durrh671/
Durpp671/
Durph671/
Durdh671/
Dautr671/
Dhurd671/
Dhutr671/
Durhs671/
Hdour671/
Dhuir671/
Dhurp671/
Deurt671/
Hdure671/
Dourh671/
Duerh670/
Dujrr670/

Duur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duur in the Hindi language
दूरdura-
Duur in the Marathi language
दुउरdu'ura-

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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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  • 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 Duur
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