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

The last name Tur (Hindi: तुर, Marathi: तुर, Oriya: ତୁର, Russian: Тур, Tibetan: ཀྲུར་) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Tür or Túr. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 16,693^rd most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 219,043 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Tur reside; 35 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 30 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Tur is also the 93,689^th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 5,216 people.

The surname is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 6,848 people, or 1 in 11,364. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Sanliurfa Province, where 8 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Turkey it occurs in 100 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 17 percent are found and Spain, where 17 percent are found.

Tur Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Tur has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tur last name increased 8,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tur Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tur last name is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Tur are 19.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.2% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tur earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.99% less than the national average, earning 332,277 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.85% less than the national average, earning $41,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning $44,527 CAD per year.