Sura Surname
Approximately 30,269 people bear this surname
Sura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12,794 | 1:59,955 | 4,095 |
| Indonesia | 3,654 | 1:36,193 | 4,218 |
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| United States | 1,848 | 1:196,136 | 19,339 |
| El Salvador | 1,327 | 1:4,781 | 502 |
| Poland | 1,033 | 1:36,795 | 5,707 |
| Thailand | 676 | 1:104,495 | 15,114 |
| Argentina | 539 | 1:79,301 | 6,693 |
| Nigeria | 410 | 1:432,056 | 22,278 |
| Chile | 375 | 1:46,977 | 2,181 |
| Germany | 370 | 1:217,582 | 24,518 |
| Tanzania | 344 | 1:153,900 | 13,914 |
| Philippines | 316 | 1:320,374 | 44,502 |
| Czechia | 306 | 1:34,750 | 5,696 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Ukraine | 291 | 1:156,435 | 21,679 |
| Kenya | 287 | 1:160,906 | 12,601 |
| England | 274 | 1:203,351 | 17,687 |
| United Arab Emirates | 256 | 1:35,790 | 3,775 |
| Solomon Islands | 235 | 1:2,468 | 228 |
| Canada | 194 | 1:189,926 | 18,713 |
| Iraq | 189 | 1:185,300 | 4,427 |
| Malaysia | 168 | 1:175,561 | 10,623 |
| Mexico | 117 | 1:1,060,908 | 13,559 |
| Russia | 107 | 1:1,346,944 | 95,217 |
| Taiwan | 99 | 1:236,816 | 1,987 |
| Papua New Guinea | 93 | 1:87,674 | 11,644 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Iran | 71 | 1:1,081,444 | 48,589 |
| Moldova | 68 | 1:52,373 | 7,527 |
| Honduras | 66 | 1:133,582 | 1,894 |
| Brazil | 60 | 1:3,567,906 | 100,128 |
| Turkey | 58 | 1:1,341,749 | 54,680 |
| Slovakia | 51 | 1:104,636 | 19,871 |
| Albania | 50 | 1:58,281 | 7,203 |
| Italy | 44 | 1:1,389,925 | 78,899 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Finland | 27 | 1:203,582 | 17,121 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Palestine | 14 | 1:324,918 | 11,054 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Latvia | 9 | 1:227,783 | 22,848 |
| Nicaragua | 8 | 1:752,636 | 4,372 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Surá (513), Sůra (82), Šura (31), Súra (5), Surà (1), Šůra (11) & Šurá (6) are calculated separately.
Sura (45,760) may also be a first name.
Sura Demographics
Sura Political Affiliation
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Sura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sura (Arabic: سورا, Bengali: সুর, Georgian: სურა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﺮﻩ, Hindi: सूरा, Marathi: सुरा, Oriya: ସୁର, Russian: Сура, Tibetan: སུ་ར་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Surá, Sůra, Šura, Súra, Surà, Šůra or Šurá. For other possible spellings of Sura click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sura? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 18,228th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 240,759 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Sura are found; 44 percent are found in South Asia and 43 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 19,920th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 45,760 people.
The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 12,794 people, or 1 in 59,955. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 44 percent reside, Telangana, where 29 percent reside and Gujarat, where 9 percent reside. Besides India Sura occurs in 97 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 9 percent reside.
Sura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sura has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sura surname grew 10,871 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sura Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sura surname is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Russia, Muslim (60%) in Kenya and Catholic (44%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Sura surname are 0.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.79% registered with the party.
The amount Sura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning €28,815 per year; in Colombia they earn 205.79% more than the national average, earning $69,422,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $43,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $51,963 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sura in the Georgian language | ||
| სურა | sura | - |
| Sura in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﺮﻩ | syrh | - |
| Sura in the Tibetan language | ||
| སུ་ར་ | sura | - |
| Sura in the Marathi language | ||
| सुरा | sura | 96.05 |
| सूरा | sura | 3.43 |
| सुर | sura | 0.28 |
| सुऱा | sura | 0.05 |
| Sura in the Bengali language | ||
| সুর | sura | 66.67 |
| সুরবালা | surabala | 16.67 |
| সুরা | sura | 5.56 |
| সুরদেবী | suradebi | 5.56 |
| সূর | sura | 5.56 |
| Sura in the Hindi language | ||
| सूरा | sura | 57.4 |
| सुरा | sura | 41.17 |
| सूर्य | surya | 0.27 |
| शूर | sura | 0.27 |
| शुर | sura | 0.14 |
| श्ूरा | sura | 0.14 |
| सुड़ा | sura | 0.07 |
| सुर | sura | 0.07 |
| सुर्य | surya | 0.07 |
| सुडा | suda | 0.07 |
| Sura in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁର | sura | 50.08 |
| ସୁରା | sura | 38.95 |
| ଶୁରା | sura | 5.11 |
| ଶୁର | sura | 2.56 |
| ସୁେର | suera | 0.75 |
| ସୂରା | sura | 0.6 |
| ସୁରୁ | suru | 0.45 |
| ଶୂର | sura | 0.15 |
| ଶୁେର | suera | 0.15 |
| ସୂର | sura | 0.15 |
| Sura in the Russian language | ||
| Сура | sura | - |
| Sura in the Arabic language | ||
| سورا | swra | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sura
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