Buor Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Buor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
France301:2,214,091176,965
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Buor (21) may also be a first name.

Buor Last Name Facts

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

Buor occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Buor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Buor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 671,677th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,376,508 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Buor live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Buor is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 21 people.

The last name Buor is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Outside of Ghana it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in France, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Buor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buor last name increased 267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buor Last Name Statistics demography

Buor earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buord8993/
Buore8920/
Bhuor891/
Bor86107,058/
Uor86777/
Buhour80183/
Baur7543,495/
Bore7540,027/
Bhor7534,635/
Wuor7526,501/
Bour7515,973/
Bort757,585/
Bohr757,292/
Borz754,412/
Boor754,143/
Bord752,910/
Buar752,164/
Borr751,397/
Borș75659/
Borh75301/
Huor75252/
Boir75159/
Beur75146/
Borø7565/
Uord7523/
Borp7519/
Puor7519/
Boër7515/
Botr757/
Boyr757/
Bosr753/
Bwor753/
Uorh753/
Vuor751/
Uort751/
Bgor751/
Hbor751/
Uosr751/
Fuor751/
Vbor751/
Uore751/
Bojr751/
Borû751/
Borġ751/
Bvor751/
Borë751/
Bouhour73306/
Bouhort7319/
Bouhoir7315/
Buhourt7311/
Buhoire732/
Bouhore732/
Bhoir67134,184/
Bhore6723,401/
Boire6713,566/
Borre677,141/
Boure673,094/
Baure671,516/
Bgour671,499/
Buard671,433/
Boore67992/
Boord67980/
Bosre67636/
Bordt67633/
Bhaur67538/
Bohrz67349/
Bouhourd67325/
Bourt67243/
Bourd67227/
Borzì67174/
Boyre6780/
Buarø6774/
Buare6772/
Bourh6770/
Buart6769/
Bohrt6768/
Bortt6765/
Bohur6761/
Bhoyr6760/
Bhuar6756/
Huort6756/
Bouhr6756/
Bauhr6720/
Fuore6719/
Boyrd6718/
Borød6718/
Borhe6717/
Bothr6716/
Baurr6713/
Bhoor6712/
Boort6710/
Boorz6710/
Baurd679/
Bhord678/
Bøvor678/
Bwore678/
Bhour677/
Buhorova677/
Hbore676/
Boohr676/
Bourr676/
Phuor675/
Bhorr674/
Huord674/
Uhoor674/
Bouër674/
Bhohr673/
Bhorh673/
Boutr673/
Baurt672/
Bhort672/
Beurh672/
Fuorr672/
Buatr671/
Bvore671/
Bourz671/
Boorh671/
Bhotr671/
Bgoir671/
Beurr671/
Vuhor671/
Boird671/
Borhz671/
Ouhor671/
Bohër671/
Borrd671/
Borșe671/
Boysr671/
Bau'r671/
Bauër671/
Boihr671/
Buahr671/
Buasr671/
Pwuor671/
Uojrt671/
Bootr671/
Buarp671/
Bourp670/
Bohrr670/
Boirr670/
Bosrr670/

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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 Buor
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