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 held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lurr? popularity and diffusion

Lurr is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Lurr is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Lurr live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden Lurr is most common in: Halland County, where 75 percent live and Skåne County, where 25 percent live. Aside from Sweden it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.

Lurr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lurr has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lurr last name contracted 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
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  • 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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