View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Kur (Arabic: كُرّ, Bengali: কুর, Hindi: कुर, Marathi: कूर, Oriya: କୁର, Russian: Кур) is found most in South Sudan. It can occur as: Kúr or Kůr. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 7,893^rd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 101,286 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kur are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kur is also the 30,553^rd most frequent given name internationally It is held by 26,588 people.

The surname Kur is most numerous in South Sudan, where it is carried by 48,087 people, or 1 in 237. Beside South Sudan Kur occurs in 82 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 15 percent reside and Poland, where 5 percent reside.

Kur Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kur has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 648 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kur Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kur last name is principally Orthodox (53%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (88%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kur are 6.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kur earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.62% less than the national average, earning 305,870 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 100.22% more than the national average, earning R 475,800 per year; in United States they earn 11.86% more than the national average, earning $48,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.89% more than the national average, earning $59,567 CAD per year.