Zur Surname

72,347th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Zur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3,5701:21,5082,732
Afghanistan1,1651:27,5991,235
Germany6151:130,90315,935
United States5091:712,10056,164
Indonesia1351:979,62472,032
Turkey951:819,17339,788
Canada881:418,70036,754
Belarus871:109,20816,337
Ukraine541:843,01383,340
England531:1,051,28451,324
Poland501:760,17561,940
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Lithuania251:121,38414,277
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Israel211:407,50632,346
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Austria181:473,08046,251
Belgium131:884,35769,774
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Norway91:571,36544,190
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

The alternate forms: Žur (85), Żur (17), Zúr (5) & Žůr (24) are calculated separately.

Zur (1,893) may also be a first name.

Zur Last Name Facts

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

Zur (Hindi: जुर, Russian: Зур) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Žur, Żur, Zúr or Žůr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zur is the 72,347th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,069,339 people. The surname Zur is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Zur are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zur is also the 174,720th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 1,893 people.

This last name is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 3,570 people, or 1 in 21,508. In Iran Zur is most frequent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 39 percent live, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 21 percent live and Tehran Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Iran Zur exists in 69 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Zur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Belarus.

In The United States Zur are 3.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zur earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 273.41% more than the national average, earning R 887,364 per year; in United States they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $48,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.78% more than the national average, earning $62,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žur8985/
Żur8917/
Zúr895/
Tzur866,617/
Zhur861,790/
Zour861,611/
Zuur86915/
Zure86903/
Zaur86667/
Zuhr86360/
Szur86303/
Dzur86191/
Zurr8683/
Zurz8680/
Zgur8660/
Zuir8616/
Czur867/
Zeur866/
Ziur864/
Zusr862/
Zurt862/
Zsur861/
Zzur861/
Zurh861/
Zutr861/
Zjur861/
Jzur861/
Hzur861/
Žůr7824/
Zoure757,747/
Zahur752,063/
Dzhur75975/
Zaure75515/
Zhour75514/
Zohur75455/
Zgour75170/
Zurre7535/
Dziur7530/
Z'Our7529/
Tzour7522/
Zourd7522/
Zeure7514/
Szaur7513/
Zhure7513/
Zuurd7512/
Dzure7511/
Dzuur7511/
Sczur758/
Zuhrt757/
Zuurt755/
Øzgur755/
Tzuir753/
Zouhr752/
Dzurr752/
Szurz752/
Zourz751/
Zuire751/
Zuyrt751/
Dzxur751/
Zuhyr751/
Rzurr751/
Zuyjr751/
Zauhr751/
Zuhrh751/
Zujre751/
Szure751/
Dzurd751/
Zurdt750/
Zuirz750/
Zuirr750/
Sur6775,609/
Zor6715,262/
Çur672,275/
Jur671,833/
Cur671,439/
Zurova67317/
Zsurzs6794/
Šur6744/
Zieour6717/
Szchur6713/
Zahaur676/
Zurová675/
Ţur674/
Zzzour674/
Zourre672/
Zhurzh672/
Dzeure672/
Dzhurd672/
Xur672/
Dziurz671/
Dzuire671/
Zouhyr671/
Z'Aure671/
Z'Oure671/
Zurowa671/
Zhoure671/
Zauour671/
Tzoure671/
Zahhur671/
Zrzour671/

Zur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zur in the Hindi language
जुरjura-
Zur in the Russian language
Зурzur-

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