Bor Surname

5,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Bor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India49,5211:15,4901,257
South Sudan19,0231:600123
Kenya8,5791:5,383748
Turkey6,2681:12,4161,597
Afghanistan4,8211:6,669559
Cambodia4,6221:3,351587
Iran3,5301:21,7512,762
Mongolia1,9491:1,450293
Netherlands1,1951:14,1322,107
Russia1,1551:124,78214,805
Hungary1,0761:9,1231,067
United States6091:595,17148,535
France5731:115,92117,442
Romania5101:39,3685,018
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Nigeria3221:550,13326,837
Guatemala3031:53,0782,319
Poland2991:127,12018,685
Italy2171:281,82836,318
England1761:316,58023,688
Taiwan1271:184,6041,614
Ukraine1171:389,08347,316
Czechia1151:92,46515,378
Israel1141:75,0679,160
Papua New Guinea951:85,82911,359
Serbia941:76,0106,672
Pakistan831:2,152,33620,049
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
Philippines761:1,332,08299,105
Belarus721:131,95918,850
Australia711:380,22131,281
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Malaysia591:499,90225,042
Canada551:669,92054,285
Niger481:399,83411,128
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Kazakhstan431:411,22131,868
Kyrgyzstan401:149,31616,115
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Curaçao191:8,276277
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Northern Cyprus81:39,8767,494
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
China71:195,331,65210,124
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Bór (100) & Boř (8) are calculated separately.

Bor (17,743) may also be a first name.

Bor Last Name Facts

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

Bor (Arabic: بور, Bengali: বোর, Hindi: बोर, Marathi: बोर, Oriya: େବାର, Russian: Бор) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Bór or Boř. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bor.

How Common Is The Last Name Bor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bor is the 5,290th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,071 people. The last name Bor is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Bor live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 41,243rd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 17,743 people.

Bor is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 49,521 people, or 1 in 15,490. In India it is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 82 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent reside and Assam, where 2 percent reside. Barring India Bor is found in 109 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 18 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Bor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bor last name rose 1,068 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 17,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bor surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Christian (99%) in Kenya and Christian (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bor last name are 1.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.76% registered with the party.

The amount Bor earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.98% more than the national average, earning $48,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.47% more than the national average, earning $57,367 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bór89100/
Boř898/
Bore8640,027/
Bhor8634,635/
Boer8628,230/
Bour8615,973/
Bort867,585/
Bohr867,292/
Borz864,412/
Boor864,143/
Bord862,910/
Borr861,397/
Borș86659/
Buor86445/
Borh86301/
Boir86159/
Borø8665/
Borp8619/
Boër8615/
Botr867/
Boyr867/
Bosr863/
Bgor861/
Hbor861/
Bojr861/
Borû861/
Borġ861/
Borë861/
Bhoir75134,184/
Bhore7523,401/
Boire7513,566/
Borre757,141/
Boure753,094/
Bgour751,499/
Boore75992/
Boord75980/
Bosre75636/
Bordt75633/
Boehr75353/
Bohrz75349/
Boerr75268/
Bourt75243/
Bourd75227/
Borzì75174/
Buord7593/
Bhoer7590/
Boyre7580/
Bourh7570/
Bohrt7568/
Bortt7565/
Bohur7561/
Bhoyr7560/
Bouhr7556/
Buore7520/
Boyrd7518/
Borød7518/
Borhe7517/
Bothr7516/
Bhoor7512/
Boort7510/
Boorz7510/
Bhord758/
Bhour757/
Hbore756/
Boohr756/
Bourr756/
Bhorr754/
Bouër754/
Bhohr753/
Bhorh753/
Boutr753/
Bhort752/
Bourz751/
Boorh751/
Bhuor751/
Bhotr751/
Boerh751/
Bgoir751/
Boird751/
Borhz751/
Bohër751/
Boujr751/
Borrd751/
Borșe751/
Boysr751/
Boihr751/
Bootr751/
Bourp750/
Bohrr750/
Boirr750/
Bosrr750/
Bar67128,764/
Bur6716,317/
Wor675,855/
Vor675,788/
Borowa671,936/
Bourre671,730/
Borova671,575/
Bür671,045/
Uor67777/
Bhoire67694/
Bhoyre67304/
Borová67304/
Bourht67273/
Bár67175/
Bhoore67123/
Búr6787/
Bhoure6755/
Bouyre6754/
Geebor6738/
Bhoirr6711/
Bohrdt6711/
Borrhe679/
Boorth677/
Bourhe677/
Boirre677/
Bourdt674/
Bhoitr673/
Bordtt673/
Boorre671/
Bhoort671/
Bhosre671/
Bhothr671/
Bootrh671/
Bãr671/
B'Hour671/
Bhorht671/
Bohrre671/
Boorhe670/

Bor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bor in the Bengali language
বোরbora-
Bor in the Hindi language
बोरbora-
Bor in the Oriya language
େବାରebara-
Bor in the Marathi language
बोरbora97.94
बॉरbora2.06
Bor in the Russian language
Борbor-
Bor in the Arabic language
بورbwr-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bor
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