Whurr Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Whurr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whurr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:586,50635,379
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025

Whurr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whurr occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whurr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,683,218th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Whurr live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Whurr is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 586,506. In England Whurr is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 34 percent reside, Suffolk, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Gibraltar, where 1 percent reside.

Whurr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whurr has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Whurr surname expanded 216 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whurr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whurr are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Whurr earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.48% more than the national average, earning $59,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wurr89631/
Whur8958/
Wahur8059/
Whorr801/
Whure800/
Wur75184/
Wourre732/
Wheure731/
Wcheur730/
Burr6732,423/
Wour6710,052/
Wurz672,868/
Wühr67985/
Hbur67240/
Worr67175/
Wure67113/
Wuhr6752/
Waur6744/
Würr6718/
Vurr676/
Whor674/
Weur673/
Wurd673/
Wurp671/
Vhur671/
Wuyr671/
Wuir670/

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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 Whurr
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