Lura Surname
Approximately 3,223 people bear this surname
Lura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,145 | 1:88,418 | 15,388 |
| United States | 471 | 1:769,552 | 59,828 |
| Nigeria | 467 | 1:379,321 | 20,165 |
| Norway | 428 | 1:12,015 | 1,363 |
| Indonesia | 280 | 1:472,319 | 38,999 |
| Poland | 123 | 1:309,014 | 36,525 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| Albania | 45 | 1:64,757 | 7,655 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Kosovo | 9 | 1:206,874 | 7,430 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Lurà (77) & Lurá (1) are calculated separately.
Lura (8,556) may also be a first name.
Lura Demographics
Lura Political Affiliation
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Lura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lura (Bengali: লুরা, Georgian: ლურა, Hindi: लूरा, Marathi: लुरा, Oriya: ଲୁରା) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may appear as: Lurà or Lurá. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lura.
How Common Is The Last Name Lura? popularity and diffusion
It is the 138,772nd most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,261,106 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 46 percent of Lura are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 35 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Lura is also the 68,031st most common first name on earth, borne by 8,556 people.
It is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,145 people, or 1 in 88,418. In The Philippines Lura is most prevalent in: Eastern Visayas, where 22 percent live, Davao Region, where 17 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 13 percent live. Aside from The Philippines it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.
Lura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lura has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lura last name expanded 1,472 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lura Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lura are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lura earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning 350,295 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.41% more than the national average, earning $48,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.15% more than the national average, earning $55,719 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lura in the Georgian language | ||
| ლურა | lura | - |
| Lura in the Bengali language | ||
| লুরা | lura | - |
| Lura in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁରା | lura | 98.05 |
| ଳୁରା | lura | 0.98 |
| ନୁରା | nura | 0.49 |
| Lura in the Marathi language | ||
| लुरा | lura | 85.71 |
| लूरा | lura | 14.29 |
| Lura in the Hindi language | ||
| लूरा | lura | 55.56 |
| लुरा | lura | 44.44 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lura
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