View the most religious surnames in Russia

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

The surname Sur (Arabic: سور, Bengali: সুর, Hindi: सूर, Marathi: सुर, Oriya: ସୁର, Tibetan: སུར་) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Šur, Sür, Súr, Sůr or Šúr. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sur? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 7,512^th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 96,385 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Sur reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 41,958^th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 17,335 people.

This last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 41,272 people, or 1 in 18,586. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 81 percent reside, Odisha, where 6 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 5 percent reside. Excluding India this surname exists 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 frequency of Sur has changed over time. 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 devotion of those carrying the Sur surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sur are 26.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 79.68% being registered to vote for 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.