Shura Surname
Approximately 2,608 people bear this surname
Shura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Mongolia | 258 | 1:10,951 | 1,530 |
| Ukraine | 230 | 1:197,925 | 26,814 |
| Iraq | 204 | 1:171,675 | 4,240 |
| United States | 200 | 1:1,812,295 | 118,682 |
| Russia | 187 | 1:770,712 | 63,938 |
| Zimbabwe | 170 | 1:90,813 | 13,040 |
| Canada | 149 | 1:247,286 | 23,510 |
| Kenya | 142 | 1:325,211 | 19,938 |
| Tanzania | 72 | 1:735,300 | 41,343 |
| Cameroon | 57 | 1:364,370 | 32,302 |
| Afghanistan | 53 | 1:606,664 | 7,075 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Belarus | 17 | 1:558,886 | 50,306 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Moldova | 12 | 1:296,781 | 24,445 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Shura (14,012) may also be a first name.
Shura Demographics
Average Shura Salary in
United States
$38,634 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shura (Arabic: شورى, Georgian: შურა, Hindi: शूरा, Marathi: शुरा, Oriya: ଶୁର, Russian: Шура) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shura? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 166,002nd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,794,304 people. Shura occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Shura reside; 26 percent reside in North Africa and 26 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Shura is also the 48,584th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 14,012 people.
It is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 671 people, or 1 in 137,013. Besides Egypt this surname occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Mongolia, where 10 percent reside and Ukraine, where 9 percent reside.
Shura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shura has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shura last name rose 1,538 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Shura last name is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (60%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Shura surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 47.37% being registered with the party.
The amount Shura earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 29.41% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,684 per year; in United States they earn 10.46% less than the national average, earning $38,634 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.57% more than the national average, earning $51,952 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shura in the Georgian language | ||
| შურა | shura | - |
| Shura in the Marathi language | ||
| शुरा | sura | 66.67 |
| शूरा | sura | 33.33 |
| Shura in the Hindi language | ||
| शूरा | sura | 51.85 |
| शुरा | sura | 44.44 |
| शु्रा | sura | 3.7 |
| Shura in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶୁର | sura | 50 |
| ଶୁରା | sura | 16.67 |
| ସୁର | sura | 16.67 |
| ଶୂର | sura | 16.67 |
| Shura in the Russian language | ||
| Шура | sura | - |
| Shura in the Arabic language | ||
| شورى | shwry | - |
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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
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- 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 Shura
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