Sjur Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Sjur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Sjur (1,441) may also be a first name.
Sjur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sjur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sjur occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sjur? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Sjur occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Sjur live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Scandinavia. Sjur is also the 205,541st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 1,441 people.
The surname Sjur is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 984,676. In Sweden it is most common in: Dalarna County, where 40 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 40 percent live and Jönköping County, where 10 percent live. Other than Sweden this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 24 percent live and Norway, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sjour | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sur | 86 | 75,609 | / |
| Sjutrh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sjuurd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sutr | 75 | 14,552 | / |
| Suhr | 75 | 14,011 | / |
| Sure | 75 | 11,358 | / |
| Saur | 75 | 8,463 | / |
| Sour | 75 | 8,271 | / |
| Shur | 75 | 3,596 | / |
| Suer | 75 | 1,553 | / |
| Surd | 75 | 944 | / |
| Seur | 75 | 678 | / |
| Suur | 75 | 659 | / |
| Surt | 75 | 356 | / |
| Szur | 75 | 303 | / |
| Surr | 75 | 271 | / |
| Suir | 75 | 231 | / |
| Surh | 75 | 174 | / |
| Siur | 75 | 142 | / |
| Surp | 75 | 35 | / |
| Surz | 75 | 34 | / |
| Sgur | 75 | 9 | / |
| Susr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Suyr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zsur | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsur | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjir | 75 | 0 | / |
| Schur | 67 | 6,441 | / |
| Suire | 67 | 5,064 | / |
| Saure | 67 | 4,159 | / |
| Shure | 67 | 2,731 | / |
| Shour | 67 | 2,451 | / |
| Sourd | 67 | 1,662 | / |
| Sahur | 67 | 774 | / |
| Seure | 67 | 550 | / |
| Shurr | 67 | 475 | / |
| Soure | 67 | 450 | / |
| Surre | 67 | 348 | / |
| Sohur | 67 | 251 | / |
| Shuur | 67 | 215 | / |
| Suehr | 67 | 208 | / |
| Sourt | 67 | 171 | / |
| Shaur | 67 | 115 | / |
| Shuir | 67 | 114 | / |
| Sjoer | 67 | 71 | / |
| Sourp | 67 | 69 | / |
| Shuer | 67 | 32 | / |
| Suyre | 67 | 29 | / |
| Suttr | 67 | 28 | / |
| Shurp | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sourr | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sourh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Surzh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Szaur | 67 | 13 | / |
| Susre | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shurz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Seurt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shurt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Surtt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sheur | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seurr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saurt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sauër | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sgaur | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saurd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shurd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suthr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Surph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szurz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suurt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sousr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suerr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souïr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sceur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siurh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surdt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Surrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szuer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suird | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suhrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seuhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saurz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siurr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shurh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sausr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Saurr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Suuhr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shuhr | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sjur
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