Scura Surname
Approximately 1,624 people bear this surname
Scura Surname User-submission:
Meaning of the Scura surname is 'to darken', or 'dark'. Originally from modern day Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, and Greece. Through wars in the Balkan States in the 14th Century many relocated to Italy.
Scura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 837 | 1:73,067 | 12,877 |
| United States | 418 | 1:867,127 | 65,849 |
| Paraguay | 105 | 1:68,921 | 1,812 |
| Brazil | 89 | 1:2,405,330 | 73,774 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Moldova | 33 | 1:107,920 | 12,675 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Scura (22) may also be a first name.
Scura Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Meaning of the Scura surname is 'to darken', or 'dark'. Originally from modern day Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, and Greece. Through wars in the Balkan States in the 14th Century many relocated to Italy.
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Average Scura Salary in
United States
$44,392 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Scura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Scura is found most frequently in Italy. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Scura? popularity and diffusion
It is the 245,179th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,487,405 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Scura live; 52 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 52 percent live in Italic Europe. Scura is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 22 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 837 people, or 1 in 73,067. In Italy it is most frequent in: Calabria, where 54 percent are found, Lombardy, where 20 percent are found and Lazio, where 12 percent are found. Besides Italy it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Paraguay, where 6 percent are found.
Scura Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Scura are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55% being registered with the party.
The amount Scura earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 18.94% more than the national average, earning €35,719 per year and in United States they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning $44,392 USD per year.
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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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