Schür Surname
Approximately 512 people bear this surname
Schür Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 445 | 1:180,911 | 21,136 |
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Schur (6,441) are calculated separately.
Schür Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schür Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Schür is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Schur. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schür? popularity and diffusion
It is the 605,571st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Schür are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 445 people, or 1 in 180,911. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and Saxony, where 9 percent live. Outside of Germany Schür occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 8 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schur | 93 | 6,441 | / |
| Schürr | 91 | 95 | / |
| Schüre | 91 | 58 | / |
| Schürt | 91 | 1 | / |
| Schühr | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shür | 89 | 71 | / |
| Schürpf | 83 | 324 | / |
| Schürdt | 83 | 44 | / |
| Schór | 80 | 17 | / |
| Schürová | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sür | 75 | 43 | / |
| Shchur | 73 | 10,391 | / |
| Schurr | 73 | 6,540 | / |
| Schuur | 73 | 2,361 | / |
| Schuer | 73 | 495 | / |
| Schaur | 73 | 264 | / |
| Schuhr | 73 | 219 | / |
| Schorz | 73 | 87 | / |
| Schour | 73 | 48 | / |
| Schuir | 73 | 31 | / |
| Szchur | 73 | 13 | / |
| Schurp | 73 | 10 | / |
| Schorh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Schurh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Schurd | 73 | 3 | / |
| Suhr | 67 | 14,011 | / |
| Shor | 67 | 9,537 | / |
| Shur | 67 | 3,596 | / |
| Chur | 67 | 1,141 | / |
| Szür | 67 | 128 | / |
| Sühr | 67 | 97 | / |
| Schoore | 67 | 96 | / |
| Schuerr | 67 | 76 | / |
| Schurpf | 67 | 34 | / |
| Schoerr | 67 | 13 | / |
| Schøier | 67 | 8 | / |
| Schurre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Scheure | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schuhrr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shchurp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schurpp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schhoor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheurr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schaure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schaurp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schaurr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schuurr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schoehr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schuttr | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Schür
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