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Where Does The Last Name Shur Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shur (Bengali: শূর, Georgian: შურ, Hindi: शूर, Marathi: शुर, Oriya: ଶୂର, Russian: Шур, Tibetan: ཤོར་) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Shür. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shur? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 126,394^th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,026,570 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 36 percent of Shur live; 33 percent live in Eastern Europe and 33 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 394,192^nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 467 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 855 people, or 1 in 423,929. In The United States Shur is mostly found in: New York, where 22 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 49 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent reside and Russia, where 19 percent reside.

Shur Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shur has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 555 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shur Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus and Orthodox (54%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shur surname are 5.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Shur earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.46% less than the national average, earning R 53,556 per year; in United States they earn 16.43% more than the national average, earning $50,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.89% more than the national average, earning $59,068 CAD per year.