Sure Surname
Approximately 11,358 people bear this surname
Sure Surname User-submission:
1. French origin, from the Old French word sueur, which means 'one who sews' or 'shoemaker'. 2. German origin, variant of the name Suhr meaning 'pimple', could be a nickname for a spotty person. 3. English origin, 'dweller at the shore'.
Read More About This SurnameSure Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9,069 | 1:84,581 | 5,675 |
| Kenya | 1,309 | 1:35,279 | 3,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 260 | 1:31,360 | 3,614 |
| Germany | 234 | 1:344,040 | 33,598 |
| France | 129 | 1:514,905 | 71,423 |
| Indonesia | 113 | 1:1,170,347 | 83,147 |
| Nigeria | 82 | 1:2,160,278 | 74,262 |
| Peru | 44 | 1:722,366 | 16,614 |
| Tanzania | 21 | 1:2,521,029 | 48,569 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Süre (500) & Suré (2) are calculated separately.
Sure (12,865) may also be a first name.
Sure Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
1. French origin, from the Old French word sueur, which means 'one who sews' or 'shoemaker'. 2. German origin, variant of the name Suhr meaning 'pimple', could be a nickname for a spotty person. 3. English origin, 'dweller at the shore'.
- ethantownsendSure Demographics
Sure Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sure Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sure Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sure (Hindi: सुरेश, Marathi: सुरे, Oriya: ସୁେର, Russian: Сурэ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Süre or Suré. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sure? popularity and diffusion
Sure is the 45,661st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 641,622 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Sure live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 51,650th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 12,865 people.
This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 9,069 people, or 1 in 84,581. In India Sure is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 66 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 22 percent are found and Telangana, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 12 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Sure Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sure has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sure surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sure Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Sure last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Sure earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 12.25% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,010 per year and in Canada they earn 23.35% less than the national average, earning $38,081 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sure Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sure in the Marathi language | ||
| सुरे | sure | 96 |
| सूरे | sure | 3.19 |
| सुर | sura | 0.03 |
| सूर | sura | 0.03 |
| Sure in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁେର | suera | 87.66 |
| ଶୁେର | suera | 11.69 |
| ସୁର | sura | 0.65 |
| Sure in the Hindi language | ||
| सुरेश | suresa | 46.69 |
| सूरे | sure | 29.02 |
| सुरे | sure | 18.3 |
| सुरेन्द्र | surendra | 4.1 |
| सूर्य | surya | 0.32 |
| सूरी | suri | 0.32 |
| Sure in the Russian language | ||
| Сурэ | sure | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Sure
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis