Lur Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Lur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore1801:30,5981,143
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
India331:23,244,406321,547
Cambodia221:703,9614,765
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
France21:33,211,361423,184
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Lür (3) are calculated separately.

Lur (1,018) may also be a first name.

Lur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lur (Hindi: लूर, Marathi: लुर, Oriya: ଲୁର, Russian: Лур) occurs more in Singapore more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Lür. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lur? popularity and diffusion

Lur is the 752,779th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. The surname Lur occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Lur live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 47 percent live in Sinio-Southeast Asia. It is also the 251,702nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 1,018 people.

It is most frequent in Singapore, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 30,598. Other than Singapore this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 11 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Lur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lur has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 127 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lur surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Lur earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $41,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lür893/
Laur867,978/
Lurz862,597/
Luhr861,235/
Lour861,218/
Lure861,183/
Leur86338/
Luur86207/
Liur86108/
Lutr8631/
Lurd8631/
Luir8611/
Lusr867/
Lurr867/
Lurt865/
Lurø863/
Lurh862/
Lyur862/
Lhur862/
Llur862/
Lurp861/
Laure7515,491/
Loure753,611/
Lahur75775/
Lourd75217/
Lgour75136/
Lheur75118/
Luure7550/
Lohur7533/
Laurd7530/
Lhour7528/
Louër7525/
Lusre7516/
Luthr7510/
Lurhs758/
Lurdh756/
Hlusr756/
Lautr755/
Lurre755/
Leure753/
Lourt753/
Lourr752/
Hliur752/
Luyre752/
Lhure752/
Lyure751/
Llour751/
Luird751/
Luhjr751/
Leurd751/
Laurė751/
Laurì751/
Luihr751/
Lourp751/
Lyurd751/
Lurdt751/
Luire751/
Louhr751/
Laurt751/
Laurr751/
Hlurt750/
Luhrt750/
Lor6786,451/
Llaure67368/
L'Hour67323/
Lheure67100/
Lhuire6759/
Lurova6746/
Lahaur6742/
Lór6734/
L'Heur6718/
Laurre678/
Lourdd675/
Lhourd674/
Lourdh673/
Laurth672/
Laurìe671/
Lhaure671/
Luhtrh671/
L'Hurd671/
Louthr670/

Lur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lur in the Oriya language
ଲୁରlura-
Lur in the Marathi language
लुरlura-
Lur in the Hindi language
लूरlura71.43
लुरlura28.57
Lur in the Russian language
Лурlur-

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