Issur Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Issur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Issur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius6331:2,043324
England161:3,482,379114,324
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Issur (34) may also be a first name.

Issur Last Name Facts

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

Issur (Oriya: ଇସୁରୁ, Russian: Иссур) is more commonly found in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Issur click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Issur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 493,936th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,893,193 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Issur live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. Issur is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 34 people.

The last name Issur is most numerous in Mauritius, where it is held by 633 people, or 1 in 2,043. In Mauritius Issur is primarily concentrated in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 36 percent live, Pamplemousses District, where 27 percent live and Rivière Noire District, where 13 percent live. Outside of Mauritius this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Mozambique, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Issour91139/
Issaur911/
Issurd911/
Isur89102/
Issourd834/
Aissour833/
Issoure831/
Hisseur830/
Isgur80204/
Isure8084/
Essur8034/
Ishur8031/
Issor8018/
Ussur8010/
Isaur809/
Aisur807/
Gisur805/
Isuur802/
Isour801/
Isiur801/
Yisur801/
Hisur801/
Iseur801/
Isurd800/
Haisseur774/
Haissour774/
Essour73205/
Isahur73152/
Isaure7379/
Ishuur7375/
Hussur736/
Issoor735/
Aisure732/
Isgour731/
Isuire731/
Haisur731/
Gisour731/
Ishaur730/
Eishur730/
Hissor730/
Usur67181/
Isor67176/
Esur6745/
Isür6723/
Izur677/
Heitsur673/
Hishaur671/
Ysur671/
Aishour671/
Aitsour671/
Uisahur671/
Haisure671/
Gessaur671/

Issur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Issur in the Oriya language
ଇସୁରୁisuru-
Issur in the Russian language
Иссурissur-

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