Žura Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Žura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1831:13,5943,249
Croatia891:47,5129,221
Serbia341:210,14612,577
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Zura (2,727), Żura (1) & Zůra (8) are calculated separately.

Žura Last Name Facts

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

Žura is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Zura, Żura or Zůra. For other potential spellings of Žura click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žura? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 878,878th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. Žura is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žura live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 13,594. In Slovenia Žura is mostly concentrated in: Southeast Slovenia, where 37 percent live, Upper Carniola, where 31 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 30 percent live. Not including Slovenia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 29 percent live and Serbia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zura922,727/
Żura921/
Žurga89291/
Žuraj89123/
Džura891/
Zůra838/
Jura7538,266/
Sura7530,269/
Cura7522,580/
Žuro7574/
Žure7542/
Žuri757/
Saura6725,601/
Curay678,340/
Suhra674,402/
Juras674,232/
Surai673,258/
Giura673,150/
Suira672,819/
Curra672,438/
Zhura672,087/
Jaura671,932/
Scura671,624/
Surah671,450/
Seura671,340/
Surra671,320/
Suray67849/
Zoura67825/
Jurra67702/
Joura67668/
Sgura67622/
Surau67545/
Zgura67489/
Curaj67472/
Zaura67410/
Juraś67385/
Jurad67375/
Zurra67340/
Jurai67309/
Surha67290/
Djura67288/
Jurat67274/
Zurga67180/
Jurač67180/
Juray67175/
Juraj67167/
Zuira67127/
Žurej67116/
Juraš67110/
Zurad67109/
Suraa67106/
Zurat67105/
Jutra6790/
Zurza6778/
Zuras6773/
Zurai6771/
Juraz6770/
Jurau6764/
Jurea6763/
Ziura6755/
Cuhra6748/
Jusra6743/
Zuray6730/
Zuura6730/
Zsura6727/
Surea6725/
Jurap6718/
Jujra6718/
Jhura6716/
Curah6716/
Zutra6714/
Zurap6712/
Curha679/
Jurać677/
Zurha676/
Juraß676/
Zeura675/
Zuraj675/
Tjura674/
Juraň674/
Juraa672/
Jeura672/
Suraň672/
Zuroa672/
Žorah672/
Zuraz671/
Żurad671/
Juraș671/
Zurea671/
Zuraa671/
Jurha671/

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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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  • 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 Žura
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