Vuur Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vuur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vuur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vuur (14) may also be a first name.

Vuur Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vuur Come From? nationality or country of origin

Vuur is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vuur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vuur is the 1,828,462nd most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. Vuur is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Vuur reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Vuur is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 244,742. In The Netherlands Vuur is most common in: North Holland, where 42 percent reside, Gelderland, where 16 percent reside and South Holland, where 16 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands Vuur exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent reside and Egypt, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vuure8925/
Vur86437/
Vure75986/
Vaur75393/
Vour7587/
Veur7511/
Vuer758/
Vurr756/
Vurz754/
Vurd754/
Vurt753/
Vuhr752/
Vutr751/
Vhur751/
Vujr751/
Vanvuur733/
Vaure67371/
Vahur67193/
Vurre6728/
Vhure6717/
Vurth673/
Veure673/
Voure673/
Vuhor671/
Vujrd671/

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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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  • 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 Vuur
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