Hür Surname

185,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Hür Surname User-submission:

The Hür surname means 'free', 'independent'.

Hür Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,1891:35,5513,760
Northern Cyprus421:7,5961,787
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hur (8,861) are calculated separately.

Hür (306) may also be a first name.

Hür Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Hür surname means 'free', 'independent'.

- mefisko

Hür Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hür is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Hur. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hür? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hür is the 185,837th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,196,292 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Hür live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 503,193rd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 306 people.

The last name Hür is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,189 people, or 1 in 35,551. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 26 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 11 percent reside and Bursa Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Turkey it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hur898,861/
Hühr8625/
Khür8617/
Hürt861/
Hürth75141/
Hor6716,645/
Uhr672,107/
Ürz678/
Ühr676/
Hór671/
Óhr671/

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