Šur Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia271:197,64632,915
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Sur (75,609), Šúr (107), Sür (43), Súr (14) & Sůr (2) are calculated separately.

Šur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šur occurs most in Slovakia. It may also occur as a variant: Sur, Šúr, Sür, Súr or Sůr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šur? popularity and diffusion

Šur is the 2,944,094th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Šur is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šur reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 68 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Šur is most commonly held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 197,646. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Slovakia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 30 percent live and Czechia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sur8975,609/
Šúr89107/
Šaur8675/
Šour8656/
Šusr862/
Sür7843/
Súr7814/
Sůr782/
Zur676,815/
Çur672,275/
Šor6731/
Šurová6719/
Xur672/

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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 Šur
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