Schurr Surname

75,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Schurr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schurr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,8661:20,8242,773
United States2,1721:166,87816,925
France1541:431,31662,491
Switzerland761:108,06511,329
Canada501:736,91258,785
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Australia451:599,90442,958
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
England251:2,228,72284,230
Austria221:387,06540,442
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Israel91:950,84857,975
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2251:223,19418,933

The alternate forms: Schürr (95) are calculated separately.

Schurr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schurr (Russian: Щурр) is found most frequently in Germany. It can occur as: Schürr. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schurr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schurr is the 75,097th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,114,304 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Schurr reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schurr is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,866 people, or 1 in 20,824. In Germany Schurr is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 75 percent live, Bavaria, where 12 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Schurr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schurr has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 965 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schurr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schurr surname are 16.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Schurr earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.68% less than the national average, earning R 171,852 per year; in United States they earn 10.16% more than the national average, earning $47,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $55,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schürr9495/
Schurre923/
Schuhrr922/
Scheurr921/
Schuurr920/
Schaurr920/
Schur916,441/
Scurr911,705/
Shurr91475/
Churr91108/
Shchur8310,391/
Schuur832,361/
Schaur83264/
Schuhr83219/
Stchur8360/
Schour8348/
Schuir8331/
Szchur8313/
Shuirr8311/
Schurp8310/
Churre834/
Schurd833/
Schurh833/
Schcur832/
Shurrd831/
Scurrh830/
Shurre830/
Shur803,596/
Chur801,141/
Scur80380/
Surr80271/
Chourre77139/
Schurpf7734/
Schoerr7713/
Churrhe775/
Scheure773/
Chaurre772/
Chuirre771/
Schaure771/
Schcorr771/
Schurpp771/
Shchurp771/
Shaurre771/
Schuttr770/
Schaurp770/
Shure732,731/
Shour732,451/
Shorr731,390/
Sahur73774/
Chure73706/
Chaur73666/
Schür73512/
Chour73506/
Surre73348/
Sohur73251/
Shuur73215/
Scour73153/
Shaur73115/
Shuir73114/
Churt7364/
Scorr7344/
Shurp7321/
Sourr7319/
Schór7317/
Churh7316/
Chhur7315/
Cheur7314/
Sczur738/
Shurt737/
Shurz737/
Sheur736/
Szcur736/
Seurr735/
Scuhr735/
Churz733/
Shurd732/
Churp732/
Scsur732/
Churd731/
Sceur731/
Shcur731/
Suhrr731/
Chuir731/
Surrr731/
Scuir730/
Shuhr730/
Saurr730/
Shurh730/
Siurr730/
Schurova71627/
Sur6775,609/
Chaure6745,336/
Choure673,190/
Szczur672,838/
Cheure67889/
Seurre67665/
Chhour67646/
Churhe67261/
Shahur67245/
Shourd67196/
Schorz6787/
Saurre6739/
Shourt6732/
Chhure6724/
Shaure6718/
Chourp6710/
Chaurd678/
Schorh677/
Chéour676/
Chourd675/
Sahaur674/
Shuure674/
Shoure673/
Shaurt672/
Chuire672/
Schaurová672/
Sourre672/
Chusre672/
Chhujr671/
Chutrh671/
Sheure671/
Shcorr671/
Shcurz671/
Suirre671/
Stcour671/
Stczur671/
Schtschur671/
Schühr671/
Chouhr671/
Chaurt671/
Chhutr671/
Shuhtr671/
Shuirp670/
Shuyre670/
Shuurt670/

Schurr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schurr in the Russian language
Щуррsurr-

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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 Schurr
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