Sur Surname

7,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Sur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41,2721:18,5861,456
Afghanistan11,0391:2,913308
Cambodia8,6261:1,795401
Bangladesh4,0551:39,2992,322
Turkey3,2251:24,1312,763
United States1,0951:331,01329,993
Indonesia9941:133,04713,281
Oman9051:4,075584
Ukraine6141:74,14110,633
Iran4511:170,24914,413
Taiwan4121:56,905615
Philippines3521:287,60941,368
Romania3011:66,7048,012
Pakistan2421:738,19810,838
United Arab Emirates2191:41,8374,325
France1991:333,78350,418
Germany1591:506,32443,083
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England1211:460,48030,233
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Canada991:372,17833,288
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Kyrgyzstan551:108,59412,887
Malaysia531:556,49527,316
Spain481:974,00136,812
Colombia431:1,111,0259,613
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Mexico291:4,280,21427,059
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Singapore171:323,98313,856
South Korea161:3,202,516604
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Israel91:950,84857,975
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Šur (44), Sür (43), Súr (14), Sůr (2) & Šúr (107) are calculated separately.

Sur (17,335) may also be a first name.

Sur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sur (Arabic: سور, Bengali: সুর, Hindi: सूर, Marathi: सुर, Oriya: ସୁର, Tibetan: སུར་) occurs most in India. It can also be found as a variant: Šur, Sür, Súr, Sůr or Šúr. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sur.

How Common Is The Last Name Sur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sur is the 7,512th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 96,385 people. The last name Sur occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sur live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sur is also the 41,958th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 17,335 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 41,272 people, or 1 in 18,586. In India Sur is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 81 percent reside, Odisha, where 6 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 5 percent reside. Barring India Sur occurs in 101 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 15 percent reside and Cambodia, where 11 percent reside.

Sur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sur surname rose 3,221 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 4,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sur are 26.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 79.68% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sur earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.39% more than the national average, earning $50,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $56,101 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šur8944/
Sür8943/
Súr8914/
Sůr892/
Sutr8614,552/
Suhr8614,011/
Sure8611,358/
Saur868,463/
Sour868,271/
Shur863,596/
Surd86944/
Seur86678/
Suur86659/
Scur86380/
Surt86356/
Szur86303/
Surr86271/
Suir86231/
Surh86174/
Siur86142/
Surp8635/
Surz8634/
Sjur8617/
Sgur869/
Susr864/
Zsur861/
Suyr861/
Hsur861/
Šúr78107/
Schur756,441/
Suire755,064/
Saure754,159/
Shure752,731/
Shour752,451/
Scurr751,705/
Sourd751,662/
Sahur75774/
Seure75550/
Shurr75475/
Soure75450/
Surre75348/
Sohur75251/
Shuur75215/
Sourt75171/
Shaur75115/
Shuir75114/
Sourp7569/
Suyre7529/
Suttr7528/
Shurp7521/
Sourr7519/
Sourh7518/
Surzh7515/
Szaur7513/
Susre759/
Shurt757/
Shurz757/
Seurt757/
Sheur756/
Surtt756/
Seurr755/
Scuhr755/
Saurt754/
Sauër754/
Saurd753/
Sgaur753/
Shurd752/
Suthr752/
Surph752/
Szurz752/
Saurz751/
Sceur751/
Seuhr751/
Suhrr751/
Suird751/
Szure751/
Sousr751/
Souhr751/
Sjour751/
Souïr751/
Suurt751/
Siurh751/
Surhh751/
Surdt751/
Surrr751/
Scuir750/
Shuhr750/
Suuhr750/
Saurr750/
Sausr750/
Shurh750/
Siurr750/
Shchur6710,391/
Zur676,815/
Schurr676,540/
Sor676,312/
Surova676,066/
Schuur672,361/
Çur672,275/
Jur671,833/
Cur671,439/
Seurre67665/
Surová67605/
Schaur67264/
Shahur67245/
Schuhr67219/
Shourd67196/
Surowa67138/
Zsurzs6794/
Žur6785/
Schour6748/
Saurre6739/
Shourt6732/
Schuir6731/
Suurdt6722/
Shaure6718/
Żur6717/
Szchur6713/
Surhtt6713/
Shuirr6711/
Schurp6710/
Sjutrh675/
Sahaur674/
Shuure674/
Schurd673/
Schurh673/
Shoure673/
Shaurt672/
Sourre672/
Xur672/
Jsutrh671/
Sheure671/
Surtht671/
Sudtrh671/
Uansur671/
Suirre671/
Sjuurd671/
Sór671/
Shurrd671/
Shuhtr671/
Saurtt670/
Scurrh670/
Shurre670/
Shuirp670/
Southr670/
Shuyre670/
Shuurt670/

Sur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sur in the Tibetan language
སུར་sur-
Sur in the Oriya language
ସୁରsura86.99
ଶୁରsura8.08
ସୁର୍sur0.65
ଶୁର୍sur0.07
ସୂର୍sur0.02
Sur in the Marathi language
सुरsura86.96
सूरsura12.96
Sur in the Bengali language
সুরsura83.92
সূরsura13.43
Sur in the Hindi language
सूरsura51.29
सुरsura48.21
सुर्sur0.08
Sur in the Arabic language
سورswr-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sur
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