Hur Surname

57,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Hur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5611:141,53014,692
Cambodia1,9471:7,954868
Pakistan1,2601:141,7813,951
South Korea6251:81,984162
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Indonesia3661:361,33731,136
Nigeria3191:555,30627,054
Canada2721:135,46214,020
India1311:5,855,461138,626
Ukraine1251:364,18244,868
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Afghanistan961:334,9295,112
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Japan561:2,282,93429,427
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
France471:1,413,249138,595
Singapore431:128,0865,748
England391:1,428,66862,556
China301:45,577,3862,472
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Guam121:13,3432,098
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Hür (2,280) are calculated separately.

Hur (12,063) may also be a first name.

Hur Last Name Facts

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

Hur (Hindi: हूर, Marathi: हुर, Oriya: ହୁର) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Hür. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hur is the 57,157th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 822,429 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Hur reside; 31 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 53,955th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 12,063 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2,561 people, or 1 in 141,530. In The United States Hur is most frequent in: California, where 37 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and New Jersey, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 68 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 22 percent reside and Pakistan, where 14 percent reside.

Hur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hur last name rose 10,244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hur surname are 2.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hur earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 122.05% more than the national average, earning R 527,664 per year; in United States they earn 20.61% more than the national average, earning $52,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.15% more than the national average, earning $57,210 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hür892,280/
Hurt8632,250/
Hurd8631,643/
Hour8613,076/
Hure866,374/
Chur861,141/
Hurr86752/
Haur86669/
Ahur86382/
Khur86372/
Ohur86128/
Huur86104/
Heur8685/
Hutr8660/
Hurh8658/
Hurp8645/
Huir8616/
Hurz8614/
Huhr8612/
Husr862/
Huyr861/
Ur805,838/
Hurtt752,744/
Hurre752,183/
Haure751,049/
Chure75706/
Chaur75666/
Hourt75593/
Chour75506/
Houre75424/
Kheur75416/
Hourd75365/
Khour75314/
Khure75247/
Hjour75193/
Hurdt75150/
Churr75108/
Heure7586/
Churt7564/
Khaur7560/
Hujre7551/
Khurr7551/
Hutrr7549/
Huttr7532/
Husrt7519/
Heurt7518/
Churh7516/
Chhur7515/
Cheur7514/
Heuër759/
Huire757/
Hausr755/
Heurh755/
Housr755/
Haurt755/
Huyre755/
Husre754/
Haurd753/
Hurrt753/
Hurtd753/
Churz753/
Chuhr753/
Churp752/
Heurr752/
Heusr752/
Heurd752/
Hurzh752/
Churd751/
Huird751/
Khurh751/
Huyrh751/
Hourp751/
Huirt751/
Huirz751/
Chuur751/
Hourh751/
Khuhr751/
Ghuur751/
Chuir751/
Jhujr751/
Hjuhr751/
Huurd750/
Hurrd750/
Heutr750/
Hurpf750/
Chaure6745,336/
Hor6716,645/
Gur678,155/
Ure677,526/
Choure673,190/
Hurova672,785/
Uhr672,107/
Aur671,863/
Jur671,833/
Urh671,189/
Our67939/
Cheure67889/
Chhour67646/
Chahur67514/
Urd67411/
Urr67353/
H'Jour67308/
Churhe67261/
Uur67230/
Huurre67166/
D'Heur67160/
Chgour67139/
Uir67106/
Usr6776/
Hurová6776/
Urz6774/
Urt6773/
Khaure6748/
Eur6738/
Hurrød6735/
Chhure6724/
D'Hour6723/
Khoure6719/
Utr6716/
Urp6714/
Hourre6713/
Urø6713/
Hausre6710/
Chourp6710/
Chaurd678/
Uyr678/
Chéour676/
Ühr676/
Chourd675/
Ujr675/
Khourh675/
Khurre674/
Churre674/
Urå673/
Chuire672/
Chusre672/
Khuure671/
Khujrh671/
Khurhe671/
Chhujr671/
Huirre671/
Chutrh671/
Hjouhr671/
Hór671/
Óhr671/
Chouhr671/
Chaurt671/
Chhutr671/
Heurth670/
Huggir670/
Haurph670/
Haurre670/
Huirtt670/

Hur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hur in the Oriya language
ହୁରhura90.37
ହୁର୍hur5.93
ହୂରhura2.22
Hur in the Marathi language
हुरhura80
हूरhura20
Hur in the Hindi language
हूरhura72.98
हुरhura27.02

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hur
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