Laur Surname

62,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Laur Surname User-submission:

In Romanian "Laur" means bay laurel flower, a flower usually used to fashion the laurel wreath of ancient Greece, a symbol of the highest status.

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Laur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1,5531:85121
France1,4111:47,0756,062
United States1,1141:325,36729,587
Germany7931:101,52012,586
India5621:1,364,88552,842
Russia4591:313,99431,822
Canada4471:82,4299,185
Moldova4301:8,2821,361
Ukraine2001:227,61330,257
Romania1871:107,36812,087
Taiwan1451:161,6881,425
Poland991:383,92741,878
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
Finland521:105,70610,637
Czechia491:217,01030,705
Transnistria451:10,5492,110
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
England301:1,857,26974,552
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Ireland51:941,78816,185
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:239,13719,985

Laur (1,763) may also be a first name.

Laur Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Romanian "Laur" means bay laurel flower, a flower usually used to fashion the laurel wreath of ancient Greece, a symbol of the highest status.

- thvs86

Laur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laur (Hindi: लौर, Marathi: लौर, Oriya: ଲାଉର, Russian: Лаур) is found most frequently in Estonia. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laur? popularity and diffusion

Laur is the 62,864th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 913,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Laur reside; 28 percent reside in Western Europe and 20 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Laur is also the 182,311th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 1,763 people.

It is most frequent in Estonia, where it is borne by 1,553 people, or 1 in 851. Aside from Estonia it is found in 66 countries. It is also common in France, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Laur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Laur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laur last name grew 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Laur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Laur last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Laur surname are 4.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Laur earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,766 per year; in United States they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning $44,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.09% more than the national average, earning $50,720 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauer8945,080/
Laure8915,491/
Lahur89775/
Lajur89731/
Layur8980/
Laurd8930/
Lautr895/
Laurt891/
Leaur891/
Laurr891/
Laurì891/
Laurė891/
Lar8621,015/
Lur86381/
Laouer801,946/
Llaure80368/
Lauert8087/
Layour8069/
Lauwer8061/
Lahaur8042/
Lauyer8021/
Lajour8015/
Laurre808/
Lahuer806/
Layure804/
Leaure803/
Lauier803/
Lauere803/
Lyauer802/
Laiour802/
Laurth802/
Lhaure801/
Lauuer801/
Lauior801/
Laurìe801/
Lajurt801/
Laiure801/
Lahiur801/
Lahjur801/
Lauyar801/
Lauiar800/
Lare7550,823/
Lear7516,808/
Lair7512,331/
Lahr758,845/
Laar755,977/
Lurz752,597/
Lard751,691/
Luhr751,235/
Lour751,218/
Lure751,183/
Luer75771/
Laer75603/
Larr75526/
Lart75481/
Leur75338/
Liar75287/
Luur75207/
Lgar75163/
Layr75151/
Larh75145/
Lyar75113/
Liur75108/
Luor7572/
Larz7551/
Lurd7531/
Lutr7531/
Latr7527/
Laár7523/
Lhar7518/
Llar7515/
Luir7511/
Lurr757/
Lajr757/
Lusr757/
Lurt755/
Hlar755/
Lasr755/
Larp754/
Lurø753/
Lurh752/
Lyur752/
Lhur752/
Llur752/
Lurp751/
Léar751/
Laurová73625/
Laihour73109/
Laurova7387/
Laaouer7327/
Lahjour7313/
Lajoure738/
Laurowa734/
Lauwert732/
Laujare732/
Llajure732/
Lauerre731/
Lauthrt731/
Llaujer731/
Lauwerd731/
Laihurt731/
Laird6742,737/
Lawer677,973/
Lahar677,772/
Layer674,452/
Liard674,202/
Larre673,979/
Loure673,611/
Laier673,304/
Leard672,131/
Layar671,118/
Leuer671,086/
Louer67961/
Lehar67894/
Lajar67686/
Lajer67634/
Laire67610/
Laare67452/
Layre67327/
Lajir67246/
Lourd67217/
Laarh67208/
Luyer67199/
Laarz67156/
Lejar67147/
Lgour67136/
Lauerová67123/
Lheur67118/
Lajor6787/
Leahr6784/
Loyar6783/
Liyar6759/
Lahyr6759/
Lujar6756/
Layurova6752/
Luure6750/
Lađar6748/
Lijar6739/
Lhare6734/
Laart6734/
Lohur6733/
Lhour6728/
Lauwerth6727/
Louër6725/
Leare6723/
Laňar6723/
Liart6722/
Liaer6720/
Luior6719/
Leear6718/
Leyar6717/
Leuar6717/
Lusre6716/
Leart6715/
Laihr6714/
Larød6713/
Layor6712/
Lyaer6712/
Leiur6712/
Liare6711/
Laard6711/
Gliar6711/
Luthr6710/
Lujer6710/
Lauerova6710/
L'Art679/
Llard679/
Lhard679/
Lhair679/
Lojar678/
Lurhs678/
Larzr678/
Liuer678/
Layir678/
Lardh677/
Lurdh676/
Llare676/
Hlusr676/
Lhuer675/
Lathr675/
Learh675/
Lurre675/
Luyar675/
Laiar675/
Leiar675/
Lahouere675/
Lasre674/
Lujor674/
Larhs673/
Lourt673/
Leure673/
Luiar673/
Léard673/
Layrd672/
Hliur672/
Larrd672/
Lairp672/
Lhart672/
Luyre672/
Lourr672/
Luyor672/
Larhe672/
L'Air672/
Liaar672/
Luyér672/
Lyuer672/
Lhure672/
Lyurd671/
Lurdt671/
Luire671/
Louhr671/
Llear671/
Llour671/
Lhatr671/
Laerh671/
Lahrt671/
Learp671/
Learr671/
Lartt671/
Luier671/
Lairh671/
Loiar671/
Lourp671/
Luihr671/
Larzh671/
Larzs671/
Larrr671/
Lardå671/
Lardì671/
Latër671/
Lajurova671/
Lahrı671/
Laerì671/
Leurd671/
Laasr671/
Larpp671/
Lairr671/
Layhr671/
Luore671/
Laior671/
Luhjr671/
Luird671/
Lyure671/
Larrz670/
Lairt670/
Hlaer670/
Larrh670/
Laair670/
Luhrt670/
Hlurt670/
Liear670/

Laur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laur in the Oriya language
ଲାଉରla'ura-
Laur in the Marathi language
लौरlaura-
Laur in the Hindi language
लौरlaura97.33
Laur in the Russian language
Лаурlaur-

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Laur Reference & Research

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