Żur Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Żur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Żur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Zur (6,815), Žur (85), Žůr (24) & Zúr (5) are calculated separately.

Żur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Żur is found most frequently in Poland. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Zur, Žur, Žůr or Zúr. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Żur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Żur is the 4,772,636th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Żur reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Poland, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 2,533,917. Other than Poland this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 6 percent are found and Czechia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zur896,815/
Žur8985/
Żura861/
Žůr7824/
Zúr785/
Sur6775,609/
Jur671,833/
Cur671,439/
Šur6744/
Xur672/
Żor671/
Żurová671/
Żurawa671/

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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 Żur
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