Žur Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Žur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Žur Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania681:44,6267,428
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Zur (6,815), Žůr (24), Żur (17) & Zúr (5) are calculated separately.

Žur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Žur has its highest incidence in Lithuania. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Zur, Žůr, Żur or Zúr. For other possible spellings of Žur click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,034,059th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žur live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in Baltic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Lithuania, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 44,626. In Lithuania it is mostly found in: Vilnius County, where 87 percent reside, Kaunas County, where 6 percent reside and Klaipėda County, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Lithuania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 12 percent reside and Slovenia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zur896,815/
Žůr8924/
Żur8917/
Žgur86292/
Žure8642/
Žour8613/
Zúr785/
Sur6775,609/
Jur671,833/
Cur671,439/
Žurova675/
Žurová672/
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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 Žur
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