Yur Surname

102,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Yur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,3581:11,4041,010
Ukraine1,1001:41,3845,977
Turkey1,0071:77,2807,105
Russia4501:320,27332,378
Indonesia1491:887,57866,606
Iran1391:552,39231,644
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Belarus341:279,44332,011
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Northern Cyprus81:39,8767,494
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
China31:455,773,85521,925
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Yür (8) are calculated separately.

Yur (1,468) may also be a first name.

Yur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yur (Hindi: यूर, Oriya: ଯୁର, Russian: Юр) is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Yür. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yur is the 102,206th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,579,785 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Yur reside; 32 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Yur is also the 203,259th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 1,468 people.

Yur is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is carried by 1,358 people, or 1 in 11,404. In Cambodia Yur is mostly concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 14 percent reside, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 9 percent reside and Siem Reap Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Cambodia this last name occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 24 percent reside and Turkey, where 22 percent reside.

Yur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Yur surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% being registered with the party.

Yur earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.41% more than the national average, earning $49,367 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yür898/
Yurt8617,994/
Yusr865,128/
Uyur861,216/
Oyur86585/
Your86467/
Yure86457/
Yurd86310/
Eyur8649/
Yuhr8642/
Hyur8620/
Yurr869/
Jyur862/
Yurh861/
Yutr861/
Yurz861/
Yurp860/
Hoyur75167/
Eyour7568/
Yahur7541/
Yuhre7539/
Yusre7529/
Yurre7527/
Yourh7520/
Eyure7516/
Huyur7515/
Uyure7511/
Uyyur7511/
Ayyur759/
Yueer757/
Eyurt757/
Oyure752/
Jyure751/
Yiurt751/
Aayur751/
Yieur751/
Yourr751/
Oyurt751/
Ioyur751/
Ayjur751/
Aiyur751/
Yuier751/
Hyure750/
Yurova6711,966/
Jur671,833/
Gayyur67302/
Yaoure67254/
Heyour6718/
Iur6718/
Gaiyur6716/
Yahour6712/
Yohour678/
Yue'er674/
Aayour671/
Aiyure671/
Yaourt671/
Uyoure671/
Hoyure671/
Aayure671/
Yooure671/

Yur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yur in the Hindi language
यूरyura-
Yur in the Oriya language
ଯୁରyura-
Yur in the Russian language
Юрur-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yur
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