Elhur Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Elhur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elhur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Elhur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elhur (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺮ) is borne by more people in Sudan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Elhur.

How Common Is The Last Name Elhur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Elhur reside; 56 percent reside in North Africa and 56 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

Elhur is most frequently held in Sudan, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,377,549. Barring Sudan Elhur occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 22 percent are found and Jordan, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elhour912,046/
Elhurt916/
Elhurr911/
Elur89121/
Elhoure832/
Gelhaur830/
Ellur80670/
Elure8034/
Alhur8016/
Helur808/
Elour807/
Elaur807/
Olhur804/
Ealur803/
Gelur801/
Eluir801/
Elurh801/
Eylur800/
Ehlur800/
Elhourre771/
Gehlhaur770/
Elgour73280/
Alhurr73199/
Ellure7366/
Elhorr7326/
Jilhur7324/
Hylhur7314/
Hellur7313/
Aellur7313/
Gelgur7311/
Helhor735/
Eellur733/
Elaure733/
Gellur733/
Helure732/
Eluirr731/
Gilhur731/
Holhur731/
Helaur731/
Ellour730/
Heslur730/
Eloure730/
Alur674,235/
Olur671,426/
Elor671,199/
Helleur67276/
Ilur6729/
Hylhurd677/
Hylhurt674/
Jilahur673/
Ailhure672/
Hellour672/
Gellour671/
Ylur671/
Hellhor670/
Helluir670/
Heyleur670/

Elhur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elhur in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺮalhr-

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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 Elhur
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