Lurr Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lurr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lurr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Lurr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lurr is found most frequently in Sweden. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lurr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lurr is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Lurr live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden Lurr is primarily concentrated in: Halland County, where 75 percent are found and Skåne County, where 25 percent are found. Barring Sweden this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Lurr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lurr has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lurr surname fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lurre895/
Lourr892/
Laurr891/
Lur86381/
Laurre808/
Laur757,978/
Lurz752,597/
Luhr751,235/
Lour751,218/
Lure751,183/
Lorr75414/
Leur75338/
Luur75207/
Liur75108/
Lurd7531/
Lutr7531/
Luir7511/
Lusr757/
Lurt755/
Lurø753/
Lurh752/
Lyur752/
Lhur752/
Llur752/
Lurp751/
Lhourre732/
Laure6715,491/
Loure673,611/
Lahur67775/
Lourd67217/
Lgour67136/
Lheur67118/
L'Hourre6767/
Luure6750/
Lohur6733/
Laurd6730/
Lhour6728/
Louër6725/
Lusre6716/
Luthr6710/
Lurhs678/
Hlusr676/
Lurdh676/
Lautr675/
Leure673/
Lourt673/
Lhure672/
Hliur672/
Luyre672/
Lyurd671/
Lourp671/
Luihr671/
Laurì671/
Laurė671/
Leurd671/
Lyure671/
Lurdt671/
Luire671/
Louhr671/
Llour671/
Laurt671/
Luhjr671/
Luird671/
Luhrt670/
Hlurt670/

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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 Lurr
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