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

The last name Kur (Arabic: كُرّ, Bengali: কুর, Hindi: कुर, Marathi: कूर, Oriya: କୁର, Russian: Кур) occurs in South Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Kúr or Kůr. Click here for further potential spellings of Kur.

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

The surname Kur is the 7,893^rd most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 101,286 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Kur reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kur is also the 30,553^rd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 26,588 people.

The surname Kur is most frequently occurring in South Sudan, where it is held by 48,087 people, or 1 in 237. Aside from South Sudan it occurs in 82 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 15 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Kur Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kur last name increased 648 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kur Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly 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 US average, with 59.76% being registered to vote for the political 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.