Skur Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Skur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Finland201:274,83520,939
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Skúr (8) are calculated separately.

Skur (53) may also be a first name.

Skur Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Skur Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Skur (Marathi: शकूर, Russian: Скур) is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as: Skúr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,263,456th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname Skur occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Skur live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 53 people.

The surname Skur is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 4,707,259. In The United States it is most frequent in: Virginia, where 45 percent live, Texas, where 25 percent live and Ohio, where 16 percent live. Apart from The United States Skur occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 14 percent live and Finland, where 11 percent live.

Skur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Skur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Skur last name rose 2,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skur last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

Skur earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 69.01% more than the national average, earning $72,924 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skúr928/
Skaur89226/
Skurr89126/
Shkur89102/
Sckur8923/
Skuhr8921/
Skure8917/
Skour8917/
Skurd8916/
Skkur891/
Skurz891/
Skhur891/
Sqkur891/
Skurh891/
Shkurd8081/
Shkour8021/
Sckuhr8013/
Skuire804/
Shkaur803/
Shkure801/
Skhour801/
Scur75380/
Skor75372/
Xkur751/
Zkur751/
Skurova7337/
Skurová7325/
Schkuhr731/
Scurr671,705/
Zkour671,599/
Shkurova67694/
Scurt67598/
Skuhrová67175/
Scour67153/
Shkor67103/
Skoor6761/
Skorr6751/
Zkurt6722/
Scure6721/
Squor6714/
Skorz6713/
Skurňová6710/
Škurd678/
Szcur676/
Scuhr675/
Skuhrova675/
Shkurowa671/
Zkuhr671/
Zkusr671/
Shcur671/
Scuir670/

Skur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skur in the Marathi language
शकूरsakura-
Skur in the Russian language
Скурskur-

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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
  • 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 Skur
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