Whur Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Whur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 50 | 1:487,507 | 26,996 |
Whur Demographics
Average Whur Salary in
England
£25,988
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Whur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whur is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whur? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,530,696th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Whur are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 1,051,284. In England it is primarily concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 38 percent are found, Lancashire, where 17 percent are found and Merseyside, where 13 percent are found. Outside of England Whur exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Jersey, where 5 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent are found.
Whur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Whur has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whur last name grew 106 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whurr | 89 | 117 | / |
| Wahur | 89 | 59 | / |
| Whure | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wur | 86 | 184 | / |
| Wheure | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wcheur | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wour | 75 | 10,052 | / |
| Wurz | 75 | 2,868 | / |
| Wühr | 75 | 985 | / |
| Wurr | 75 | 631 | / |
| Hbur | 75 | 240 | / |
| Wure | 75 | 113 | / |
| Wuhr | 75 | 52 | / |
| Waur | 75 | 44 | / |
| Whor | 75 | 4 | / |
| Weur | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wurd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wuyr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vhur | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wurp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuir | 75 | 0 | / |
| Woehr | 67 | 661 | / |
| Vahur | 67 | 193 | / |
| Woure | 67 | 144 | / |
| Waure | 67 | 142 | / |
| Vhure | 67 | 17 | / |
| Whoor | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hburh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wuire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wuhyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuhrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whorr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weurz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whoer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wutrz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wurtt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wourt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- 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 Whur
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