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Where Does The Last Name Gur Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gur (Bengali: গুর, Georgian: გურ, Hindi: गुर, Marathi: गुर, Oriya: ଗୁର, Russian: Гур, Tibetan: གུར་) has its highest incidence in Israel. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gür or Gúr. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gur? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 61,653^rd most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 893,629 people. Gur occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Gur live; 44 percent live in West Asia and 43 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Gur is also the 51,250^th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 13,008 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Israel, where it is carried by 3,517 people, or 1 in 2,433. In Israel Gur is most frequent in: Central District, where 33 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 20 percent reside and Northern District, where 14 percent reside. Other than Israel it is found in 83 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.

Gur Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gur surname increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,975 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gur Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (97%) in Belarus and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Gur last name are 38.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gur earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 845.48% more than the national average, earning R 2,246,810 per year; in United States they earn 13.25% more than the national average, earning $48,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 76.9% more than the national average, earning $87,887 CAD per year.