Shurie Surname
Approximately 2,969 people bear this surname
Shurie Surname Definition:
In Orkney a contraction for Sigurdson. Schewrie, Schewartson, and Stewartsone, are all, according to the late Dr. Jakobsen, corruptions of Sigurdson (REO., p. 142n).
Shurie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,367 | 1:33,782 | 3,671 |
| Somalia | 1,274 | 1:10,559 | 736 |
| Somaliland | 168 | 1:20,834 | 879 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Shurie (266) may also be a first name.
Shurie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
In Orkney a contraction for Sigurdson. Schewrie, Schewartson, and Stewartsone, are all, according to the late Dr. Jakobsen, corruptions of Sigurdson (REO., p. 142n).
Shurie Demographics
Shurie Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shurie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shurie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shurie is most common in Kenya. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Shurie click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shurie? popularity and diffusion
Shurie is the 148,857th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,454,546 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Shurie are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Shurie is also the 545,281st most frequent first name at a global level, held by 266 people.
Shurie is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,367 people, or 1 in 33,782. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Garissa County, where 98 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found and Wajir County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 43 percent are found and Somaliland, where 6 percent are found.
Shurie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shurie has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Shurie surname rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shurie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shurie surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Shurie are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Shurie earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.39% more than the national average, earning $45,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.94% more than the national average, earning $53,630 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Shurie
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis