Zhur Surname

226,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zhur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine7051:64,5719,275
Belarus6251:15,2022,440
Russia4131:348,96634,639
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Zhur (15) may also be a first name.

Zhur Last Name Facts

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

Zhur (Georgian: ჟურ, Marathi: हूर, Russian: Жур) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 226,705th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,071,255 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Zhur reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Zhur is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 705 people, or 1 in 64,571. In Ukraine Zhur is primarily found in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 19 percent live, Volyn Oblast, where 16 percent live and Kiev, where 8 percent live. Beside Ukraine this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 35 percent live and Russia, where 23 percent live.

Zhur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Zhur last name are 23.5% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 70.27% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zhur earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning $38,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.04% more than the national average, earning $59,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahur892,063/
Dzhur89975/
Zhour89514/
Zohur89455/
Zhure8913/
Zur866,815/
Zahaur806/
Zhurzh802/
Zahhur801/
Zhoure801/
Tzur756,617/
Zour751,611/
Zhor751,335/
Chur751,141/
Zuur75915/
Zure75903/
Zaur75667/
Zuhr75360/
Dzur75191/
Zurr7583/
Zurz7580/
Zgur7560/
Zuir7516/
Jhur7511/
Czur757/
Zeur756/
Ziur754/
Zusr752/
Zurt752/
Zsur751/
Zzur751/
Zurh751/
Zutr751/
Zjur751/
Jzur751/
Hsur751/
Hzur751/
Zhurova734,678/
Dzhuhyr7314/
Zoure677,747/
Sahur67774/
Chure67706/
Chaur67666/
Zaure67515/
Chour67506/
Sohur67251/
Zhaurova67226/
Hjour67193/
Zgour67170/
Churr67108/
Zheurova67104/
Zurre6735/
Zhoor6735/
Dziur6730/
Z'Our6729/
Tchur6726/
Tzour6722/
Zourd6722/
Churh6716/
Chhur6715/
Cheur6714/
Jhaur6714/
Zeure6714/
Zuurd6712/
Sczur678/
Zuhrt677/
Øzgur675/
Zuurt675/
Jhurr674/
Tzuir673/
Zoehr673/
Jhour673/
Zouhr672/
Zhuhrova672/
Dzurr672/
Zujre671/
Rzurr671/
Jhhur671/
Zuhrh671/
Zuire671/
Zuyrt671/
Dzxur671/
Chuir671/
Zuhyr671/
Zourz671/
Zuyjr671/
Jhujr671/
Hjuhr671/
Z'Hor671/
Zauhr671/
Zuirr670/
Zurdt670/
Zuirz670/

Zhur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhur in the Georgian language
ჟურzhur-
Zhur in the Marathi language
हूरhura-
Zhur in the Russian language
Журzur-

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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 Zhur
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