Wurr Surname

516,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 631 people bear this surname

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

Wurr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Germany1591:506,32443,083
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
England731:763,26141,903
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Denmark161:352,79524,706
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Würr (18) are calculated separately.

Wurr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wurr has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as: Würr. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 516,587th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,549,201 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Wurr live; 30 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 2,223,674. In The United States it is mostly found in: Iowa, where 39 percent live, California, where 23 percent live and Arizona, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Wurr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wurr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wurr surname increased 1,358 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wurr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wurr are 43.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 89.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wurr earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.06% less than the national average, earning R 208,980 per year; in United States they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning $48,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $52,891 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Würr9218/
Whurr89117/
Wur86184/
Wourre802/
Burr7532,423/
Wour7510,052/
Wurz752,868/
Worr75175/
Wure75113/
Whur7558/
Wuhr7552/
Waur7544/
Vurr756/
Weur753/
Wurd753/
Wuyr751/
Wurp751/
Wuir750/
Woure67144/
Waure67142/
Wahur6759/
Vurre6728/
Baurr6713/
Bourr676/
Worrh673/
Wuire673/
Wuhrh671/
Whorr671/
Weure671/
Wuhyr671/
Burrh671/
Worrz671/
Beurr671/
Whure670/
Wurtt670/
Wutrz670/
Weurz670/
Wourt670/

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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
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  • 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 Wurr
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