Schurs Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schurs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schurs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Schürs (1) are calculated separately.

Schurs Last Name Facts

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

Schurs (Russian: Щурс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Schürs. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schurs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Schurs reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Oklahoma, where 50 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 25 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 25 percent reside.

Schurs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schurs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schurs surname contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schürs941/
Schuurs92470/
Scheurs92125/
Schurse9263/
Schuers9235/
Shchurs924/
Schurst921/
Schaurs920/
Schursh920/
Churs9175/
Scurs9124/
Shurs910/
Schursch8621/
Scheurrs861/
Schuurrs861/
Schuerrs860/
Schirs8313/
Sheurs8311/
Shursh836/
Chaurs834/
Churst832/
Shuers831/
Scours830/
Churrs830/
Churse830/
Shurst830/
Chursh830/
Shours830/
Surs8057/
Schurch77765/
Schiers77217/
Schoers7739/
Chourse7733/
Chaurse7711/
Schorss771/
Shursch770/
Chursch770/
Schurze770/
Sours732,536/
Surse73404/
Suers73146/
Saurs73113/
Shors73101/
Suurs7384/
Seurs7359/
Scors7328/
Sursh7316/
Shirs733/
Surst732/
Suërs732/
Sursj731/
Suhrs731/
Surss730/
Schirsch7116/
Chuurrss711/
Church6769,608/
Shiers671,351/
Schiersch67187/
Zsurzs6794/
Surshe6784/
Shorsh6750/
Shirsh6732/
Sjursø6729/
Sciers6728/
Sourse6726/
Shurshova6717/
Saurås675/
Shurch673/
Shoers672/
Sjurse671/
Scheeoers671/
Ceurse671/
Suersh671/
Surrsh671/
Shoors670/
Sourst670/
Shorrs670/
Churce670/
Shirrs670/

Schurs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Schurs in the Russian language
Щурсsurs-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schurs
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