Wur Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Wur (310) may also be a first name.

Wur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wur is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,252,959th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Wur reside; 51 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 51 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wur is also the 499,178th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 310 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 98,238. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Jiwaka, where 80 percent live, Western Highlands, where 18 percent live and Central, where 1 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Wur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

The amount Wur earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.68% less than the national average, earning $43,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wour8610,052/
Wurz862,868/
Wurr86631/
Wure86113/
Whur8658/
Wuhr8652/
Waur8644/
Weur863/
Wurd863/
Wuyr861/
Wurp861/
Wuir860/
Woure75144/
Waure75142/
Whurr75117/
Wahur7559/
Wuire753/
Weure751/
Wuhrh751/
Wuhyr751/
Wourt750/
Weurz750/
Wutrz750/
Wurtt750/
Whure750/
Bur6716,317/
Wor675,855/
Vur67437/
Wourre672/
Wheure671/
Wuurth671/
Wuirth670/
Wourth670/

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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 Wur
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