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 last name Skur (Marathi: शकूर, Russian: Скур) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Skúr. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skur? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,263,456th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname Skur is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Skur reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 53 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 4,707,259. In The United States Skur is most frequent in: Virginia, where 45 percent live, Texas, where 25 percent live and Ohio, where 16 percent live. Beside The United States Skur is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 14 percent live and Finland, where 11 percent live.

Skur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Skur has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Skur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skur surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% being registered with 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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