Leur Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1941:87,04714,424
France601:1,107,045119,335
Israel361:237,71222,042
United States211:17,259,949572,238
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Leur (116) may also be a first name.

Leur Last Name Facts

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

Leur is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leur? popularity and diffusion

Leur is the 821,713th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. The surname Leur occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Leur are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Leur is also the 868,627th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 116 people.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 87,047. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 23 percent reside, South Holland, where 22 percent reside and Utrecht, where 12 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands Leur exists in 21 countries. It is also found in France, where 18 percent reside and Israel, where 11 percent reside.

Leur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leur has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leur are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90% being registered with the party.

Leur earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.22% less than the national average, earning $37,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leuer891,086/
Lheur89118/
Leuar8917/
Leiur8912/
Leure893/
Leaur891/
Leurd891/
Ler863,129/
Lur86381/
Lheure80100/
Leyour8098/
L'Heur8018/
Leaure803/
Leheur801/
Leuher800/
Lehr7522,276/
Lear7516,808/
Laur757,978/
Lier756,834/
Leer754,224/
Lurz752,597/
Lere751,989/
Loer751,381/
Luhr751,235/
Lour751,218/
Lure751,183/
Luer75771/
Laer75603/
Löer75348/
Lerz75267/
Lert75232/
Leir75214/
Luur75207/
Lerh75160/
Lyer75153/
Lerp75112/
Liur75108/
Lher7577/
Luor7572/
Lerø7544/
Hler7541/
Ller7541/
Läer7533/
Lurd7531/
Lutr7531/
Letr7523/
Luir7511/
Lerd758/
Lurr757/
Lerr757/
Lusr757/
Lurt755/
Lurø753/
Lurh752/
Leyr752/
Lyur752/
Lejr752/
Lhur752/
Llur752/
Lurp751/
L'Er751/
Leàr751/
Leeoure731/
Leuhier730/
Lauer6745,080/
Laure6715,491/
Laher6711,097/
Lower679,170/
Loyer678,841/
Lawer677,973/
Loehr674,997/
Layer674,452/
Leier673,741/
Loure673,611/
Laier673,304/
Loher673,254/
Liehr673,122/
Leard672,131/
Leyer671,868/
Léger671,099/
Glier67997/
Louer67961/
Lehar67894/
Leher67877/
Lahur67775/
Lajur67731/
Lajer67634/
Leyre67496/
Leire67478/
L'Her67434/
Löher67412/
Lierz67410/
Lourd67217/
Luyer67199/
Lejar67147/
Lgour67136/
Lehir67132/
Löger67125/
Lájer67114/
Lejer67108/
Leyhr67107/
Lejre67103/
Leird6795/
Leere6794/
Hller6785/
Leahr6784/
Layur6780/
Läger6775/
Hlere6772/
Lujar6756/
Luure6750/
Loier6748/
Laehr6744/
Leehr6741/
Lerre6738/
Lohur6733/
Lehrh6731/
Lijer6730/
Laurd6730/
Lojer6729/
Leyor6729/
Lhour6728/
Lehár6725/
Louër6725/
Leare6723/
Llere6722/
Liaer6720/
Luior6719/
Leear6718/
Lhert6718/
Leyar6717/
Lehyr6716/
Leihr6715/
Leart6715/
Lerhe6714/
Lerhs6714/
Liier6713/
Lyaer6712/
Loeer6711/
Luthr6710/
Lujer6710/
Lurhs678/
Liuer678/
Lurdh676/
Hlusr676/
Lhere676/
Lhuer675/
Hlier675/
Learh675/
Lurre675/
Luyar675/
Laeer675/
Lautr675/
Leiar675/
Lierr675/
Lyier675/
Lherd675/
Lujor674/
Liyer674/
Lüyer674/
Le'er674/
Lertt674/
Leejr673/
Leiir673/
Lethr673/
Lhler673/
Lourt673/
Luiar673/
Hliur672/
Lourr672/
Leirt672/
Lejor672/
Luyor672/
Hhler672/
Leitr672/
Luyér672/
Lyuer672/
Lhure672/
La'er672/
Lyurd671/
Lurdt671/
Loerh671/
Louhr671/
Llear671/
Llier671/
Llour671/
Lheir671/
Laerh671/
Leirr671/
Leirz671/
Leisr671/
Lejir671/
Learp671/
Learr671/
Lehrt671/
Laurt671/
Luier671/
Lyerr671/
Lourp671/
Luihr671/
Lèger671/
Líger671/
Leerh671/
Laurr671/
Laurì671/
Laurė671/
Laerì671/
Letrz671/
Lhoer671/
Őhler671/
Luhjr671/
Luird671/
Lyure671/
Lgeer671/
Lheer671/
Laeir671/
Lehtr671/
Leert670/
Hlaer670/
Luhrt670/
Llyer670/
Lehrd670/
Hlurt670/
Liear670/
Lerrt670/
Llher670/
Lerrd670/

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Footnotes

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