How common is the surname Sura?

1,219 people in the United States had the surname Sura in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,278 Americans. It ranked 21,439th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sura?

In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Sura identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sura?

Bob Sura, American basketball player (born 1973).

Where is the surname Sura most common?

Wikidata records people named Sura in the United States.

Is the surname Sura getting more or less common?

More common. 919 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,219 in 2010, up 33%.

The surname Sura

A surname, carried by 1,219 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sura is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,219 people named Sura in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 253,278 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 919.

#21,439

rank among US surnames

1,219

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+32.6%

change since 2000 (was #25,304)

Who is named Sura

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

52% of people named Sura identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 18% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 28%
Asian and Pacific Islander 18%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Suras

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bob Sura
American basketball player (born 1973)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sura

Sura has the Soundex code S600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S600.

Questions

How common is the surname Sura?: 1,219 people in the United States had the surname Sura in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,278 Americans. It ranked 21,439th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sura?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Sura identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sura?: Bob Sura, American basketball player (born 1973).
Where is the surname Sura most common?: Wikidata records people named Sura in the United States.
Is the surname Sura getting more or less common?: More common. 919 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,219 in 2010, up 33%.