Jura Surname
Approximately 38,266 people bear this surname
Jura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 30,442 | 1:1,056 | 131 |
| Poland | 3,187 | 1:11,926 | 1,725 |
| Kenya | 904 | 1:51,084 | 5,183 |
| United States | 610 | 1:594,195 | 48,463 |
| Romania | 590 | 1:34,030 | 4,343 |
| Indonesia | 586 | 1:225,681 | 21,011 |
| Czechia | 337 | 1:31,553 | 5,133 |
| India | 235 | 1:3,264,108 | 95,059 |
| Germany | 218 | 1:369,291 | 35,132 |
| Zimbabwe | 165 | 1:93,565 | 13,336 |
| Slovakia | 131 | 1:40,736 | 7,606 |
| Iran | 85 | 1:903,324 | 43,256 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Austria | 58 | 1:146,818 | 19,663 |
| France | 57 | 1:1,165,311 | 123,217 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Latvia | 47 | 1:43,618 | 6,632 |
| Spain | 41 | 1:1,140,294 | 40,056 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Italy | 37 | 1:1,652,883 | 83,776 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Croatia | 29 | 1:145,814 | 20,021 |
| Lithuania | 28 | 1:108,378 | 13,822 |
| Pakistan | 27 | 1:6,616,440 | 38,275 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Moldova | 13 | 1:273,951 | 23,172 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Georgia | 7 | 1:535,078 | 18,425 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Jūra (4), Jůra (2) & Júra (1) are calculated separately.
Jura (14,990) may also be a first name.
Jura Demographics
Jura Political Affiliation
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Jura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jura (Arabic: يوراس, Georgian: ჯურა, Hindi: जूरा, Marathi: जुरा, Oriya: ଜୁରା, Tibetan: ཇུ་ར་) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Jūra, Jůra or Júra. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jura? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,564th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 190,444 people. Jura is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Jura live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Jura is also the 46,406th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 14,990 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 30,442 people, or 1 in 1,056. In Afghanistan Jura is mostly found in: Faryab, where 21 percent are found, Takhar, where 17 percent are found and Balkh, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Afghanistan this last name exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 8 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Jura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jura has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jura surname rose 3,588 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Jura last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Jura are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% being registered with the political party.
The amount Jura earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 707.14% more than the national average, earning R 1,918,080 per year; in United States they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $45,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.46% less than the national average, earning $44,982 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jura in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯურა | jura | - |
| Jura in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇུ་ར་ | jura | - |
| Jura in the Marathi language | ||
| जुरा | jura | - |
| Jura in the Hindi language | ||
| जूरा | jura | 56.34 |
| जुरा | jura | 42.25 |
| जुड़ | jura | 1.41 |
| Jura in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜୁରା | jura | 46.67 |
| ଯୁରା | yura | 40.87 |
| ଜୁର | jura | 4.93 |
| ଯୁର | yura | 4.64 |
| ଯୂରା | yura | 1.45 |
| ଜୂରା | jura | 0.58 |
| କୁର | kura | 0.29 |
| Jura in the Arabic language | ||
| يوراس | ywras | - |
| جورا | jwra | - |
| يورا | ywra | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jura
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