Tur Surname
Approximately 33,270 people bear this surname
Tur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 6,848 | 1:11,364 | 1,468 |
| Russia | 5,761 | 1:25,017 | 3,529 |
| Spain | 5,502 | 1:8,497 | 1,008 |
| Ukraine | 4,585 | 1:9,929 | 1,209 |
| Poland | 1,733 | 1:21,932 | 3,317 |
| France | 1,390 | 1:47,786 | 6,170 |
| Belarus | 1,365 | 1:6,960 | 979 |
| Argentina | 1,226 | 1:34,864 | 2,910 |
| United States | 838 | 1:432,529 | 37,287 |
| Cuba | 506 | 1:22,772 | 1,348 |
| India | 459 | 1:1,671,166 | 60,799 |
| Kazakhstan | 327 | 1:54,075 | 6,851 |
| Brazil | 244 | 1:877,354 | 31,604 |
| Nigeria | 232 | 1:763,546 | 34,496 |
| Indonesia | 226 | 1:585,173 | 46,743 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Pakistan | 192 | 1:930,437 | 12,496 |
| Mexico | 164 | 1:756,867 | 11,287 |
| Israel | 140 | 1:61,126 | 7,761 |
| Uzbekistan | 114 | 1:271,308 | 8,096 |
| Iran | 94 | 1:816,835 | 40,564 |
| Lithuania | 83 | 1:36,561 | 6,258 |
| England | 80 | 1:696,476 | 39,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 79 | 1:103,212 | 13,927 |
| Chile | 75 | 1:234,886 | 7,175 |
| Uruguay | 70 | 1:49,025 | 5,488 |
| Germany | 63 | 1:1,277,864 | 81,414 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 50 | 1:119,453 | 13,745 |
| Venezuela | 50 | 1:604,082 | 10,803 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1:186,657 | 16,684 |
| Cambodia | 38 | 1:407,556 | 3,924 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Moldova | 33 | 1:107,920 | 12,675 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| South Sudan | 25 | 1:456,603 | 797 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Armenia | 13 | 1:225,398 | 5,875 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Northern Cyprus | 12 | 1:26,584 | 5,945 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Transnistria | 9 | 1:52,744 | 7,681 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Tür (37) & Túr (1) are calculated separately.
Tur (5,216) may also be a first name.
Tur Demographics
Average Tur Salary in
United States
$41,918 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tur Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tur (Hindi: तुर, Marathi: तुर, Oriya: ତୁର, Russian: Тур, Tibetan: ཀྲུར་) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also be found as: Tür or Túr. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tur.
How Common Is The Last Name Tur? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tur is the 16,693rd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 219,043 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Tur live; 35 percent live in Eastern Europe and 30 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 93,689th most common first name at a global level It is held by 5,216 people.
This last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 6,848 people, or 1 in 11,364. In Turkey Tur is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Sanliurfa Province, where 8 percent live and Izmir Province, where 6 percent live. Excluding Turkey this surname exists in 100 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 17 percent live and Spain, where 17 percent live.
Tur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tur has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tur last name expanded 8,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tur Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Tur surname is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Tur last name are 19.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.2% registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tür | 89 | 37 | / |
| Túr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ture | 86 | 15,444 | / |
| Taur | 86 | 10,993 | / |
| Turp | 86 | 2,368 | / |
| Thur | 86 | 2,014 | / |
| Tour | 86 | 1,662 | / |
| Tuur | 86 | 835 | / |
| Tuir | 86 | 719 | / |
| Turt | 86 | 384 | / |
| Turz | 86 | 320 | / |
| Turd | 86 | 209 | / |
| Turr | 86 | 86 | / |
| Teur | 86 | 45 | / |
| Tutr | 86 | 24 | / |
| Turh | 86 | 19 | / |
| Tujr | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tuyr | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ttur | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tgur | 86 | 1 | / |
| Htur | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tusr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tuhr | 86 | 0 | / |
| Toure | 75 | 1,029,155 | / |
| Thaur | 75 | 4,437 | / |
| Turre | 75 | 1,095 | / |
| Taure | 75 | 482 | / |
| Thure | 75 | 453 | / |
| Thour | 75 | 240 | / |
| Tahur | 75 | 233 | / |
| Thuir | 75 | 127 | / |
| Tourt | 75 | 114 | / |
| Htour | 75 | 68 | / |
| Thurz | 75 | 58 | / |
| Thurr | 75 | 28 | / |
| Tohur | 75 | 17 | / |
| Dteur | 75 | 16 | / |
| Theur | 75 | 15 | / |
| Turtt | 75 | 15 | / |
| Teure | 75 | 7 | / |
| Thurø | 75 | 6 | / |
| Tuire | 75 | 6 | / |
| Tourh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tourd | 75 | 5 | / |
| Turth | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ttuur | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tourz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Turhs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tourr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tujre | 75 | 2 | / |
| Taurd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Thurd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tousr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tutrh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Taurt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tauhr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thuur | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thurt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Turrt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Turrh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tor | 67 | 58,911 | / |
| Turova | 67 | 5,307 | / |
| Tourre | 67 | 833 | / |
| Thurre | 67 | 386 | / |
| Thoure | 67 | 52 | / |
| Touyre | 67 | 34 | / |
| Thahur | 67 | 34 | / |
| Vântur | 67 | 29 | / |
| Thurøe | 67 | 29 | / |
| Thaure | 67 | 21 | / |
| Turová | 67 | 18 | / |
| Theure | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tahaur | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tturre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Htture | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhture | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tujhrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touijr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thourd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuurre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tór | 67 | 1 | / |
Tur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tur in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀྲུར་ | trur | - |
| Tur in the Oriya language | ||
| ତୁର | tura | 76.47 |
| ଟୂର | tura | 8.82 |
| ଟୁର | tura | 8.82 |
| ତୂର | tura | 2.94 |
| ତୁର୍ | tur | 2.94 |
| Tur in the Marathi language | ||
| तुर | tura | 68.22 |
| तूर | tura | 26.17 |
| टूर | tura | 5.61 |
| Tur in the Hindi language | ||
| तुर | tura | 45.1 |
| टूर | tura | 21.57 |
| तूर | tura | 15.69 |
| टुअर | tu'ara | 11.76 |
| तुषार | tusara | 3.92 |
| Tur in the Russian language | ||
| Тур | tur | - |
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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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- 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 Tur
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