Šur Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Šur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 27 | 1:197,646 | 32,915 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
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 more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Sur, Šúr, Sür, Súr or Sůr. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Šur? popularity and diffusion
The surname Šur is the 2,944,094th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šur are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 68 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
It is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 197,646. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Slovakia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 30 percent reside and Czechia, where 7 percent reside.
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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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