Nurr Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Nurr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nurr (408) may also be a first name.

Nurr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nurr has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nurr is the 2,944,094th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Nurr reside; 36 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 426,776th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 408 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany Nurr is most prevalent in: Brandenburg, where 69 percent reside, Saarland, where 25 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Germany it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.

Nurr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nurr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nurr surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurre89660/
Nourr8915/
Ngurr894/
Nuurr891/
Nur86287,066/
Nourre805/
Ngaurr804/
Nour75378,875/
Nuur7547,011/
Nure7523,856/
Norr751,010/
Naur75857/
Ngur75365/
Nusr75154/
Nuir7588/
Nurh7545/
Nuhr7544/
Hnur7539/
Neur7536/
Nurd7535/
Nurp7526/
Nutr7525/
Nurt7523/
Nhur7523/
Nnur7519/
Nujr7510/
Gnur752/
Nurz751/
Noure67903/
Nohur67551/
Naure67274/
Noerr67243/
Nourd67127/
Nahur6794/
Nourp6738/
Neure6733/
Nurhe6720/
Nusrh6716/
Ngaur6715/
Noorr6713/
Ngour6713/
Norrå6712/
Gnaur6711/
Nusrt678/
Nourt677/
Nausr675/
Nourh673/
Nnuur672/
Hnour672/
Naurd672/
Nnure672/
Gnure671/
N'Our671/
Nuyre671/
Neuhr671/
Gnour671/
Nnour671/
Nngur671/
Nhure671/
Nhour671/
Nnuhr671/
Norzr671/
Nutrd671/
Ngurh671/
Nourz671/
Naurt670/

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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 Nurr
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