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 occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wur.

How Common Is The Last Name Wur? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,252,959th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Wur live; 51 percent live in Oceania Islands and 51 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 499,178th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 310 people.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 98,238. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 80 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 18 percent are found and Central, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea Wur occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Wur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wur last name 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
  • 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 Wur
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