Al Shour Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Al Shour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 97 | 1:58,114 | 4,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | 49 | 1:186,985 | 12,996 |
| Syria | 27 | 1:714,853 | 5,897 |
| Yemen | 18 | 1:1,468,072 | 12,178 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Al Shour Demographics
Al Shour Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Shour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shour Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Shour has its highest incidence in Lebanon. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shour? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,214,709th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Shour live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 64 percent live in Levant.
The surname is most prevalent in Lebanon, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 58,114. In Lebanon Al Shour is mostly concentrated in: South Governorate, where 91 percent live, Beirut Governorate, where 5 percent live and Nabatiye Governorate, where 3 percent live. Apart from Lebanon this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 25 percent live and Syria, where 14 percent live.
Al Shour Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Shiite (91%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sour | 93 | 17 | / |
| Al Shajour | 89 | 3 | / |
| Al-Shour | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Chour | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Sur | 86 | 2 | / |
| Al Shortt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Zour | 80 | 1,628 | / |
| Al Shar | 80 | 12 | / |
| Al Sahr | 80 | 6 | / |
| Al Sore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Soor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Showier | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaer | 75 | 2,818 | / |
| Al Sehar | 75 | 1,243 | / |
| Al Shair | 75 | 370 | / |
| Al Shaar | 75 | 361 | / |
| Al Sharh | 75 | 219 | / |
| Al Sahar | 75 | 27 | / |
| Al Shahr | 75 | 15 | / |
| Al Share | 75 | 13 | / |
| Al-Shoor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Sheer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Suore | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Shajar | 71 | 63 | / |
| Al-Sur | 71 | 11 | / |
| Al Shahar | 71 | 9 | / |
| Al Sha'ar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Al Shayer | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al Shaier | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaair | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Sharth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Saar | 67 | 10,082 | / |
| Al Sarh | 67 | 238 | / |
| Al Sarz | 67 | 184 | / |
| Al Shaheer | 67 | 15 | / |
| Al Sard | 67 | 5 | / |
| Al-Saur | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Shahyar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al Sair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Chur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Zuhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Zahr | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Al Shour
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