Chor Surname

90,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Chor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,4031:21,0221,959
India1,1131:689,18732,138
Cambodia7771:19,9321,302
United States3751:966,55771,847
Nigeria3661:483,99724,298
Singapore2531:21,770855
Hong Kong2251:32,602571
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Thailand961:735,816120,839
Denmark881:64,1446,446
Germany881:914,83564,706
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Pakistan671:2,666,32722,731
Iran511:1,505,54059,762
Australia491:550,93340,757
Liberia311:142,21110,418
China201:68,366,0783,721
France201:3,321,136213,627
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
England141:3,979,861125,553
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Chor (5,925) may also be a first name.

Chor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chor (Hindi: चोर, Marathi: चोर, Russian: Чор, Tibetan: ཆོར་) occurs most in Malaysia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chor.

How Common Is The Last Name Chor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 90,134th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,370,097 people. The surname Chor occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Chor live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 26 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 86,383rd most prevalent given name on earth, held by 5,925 people.

The last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 1,403 people, or 1 in 21,022. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 31 percent are found, Penang, where 17 percent are found and Perak, where 14 percent are found. Other than Malaysia it is found in 55 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent are found and Cambodia, where 15 percent are found.

Chor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chor surname are 9.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $49,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $52,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chore899,554/
Schor893,005/
Choir892,836/
Chorr891,537/
Chhor89735/
Chort89654/
Chour89506/
Chord89280/
Choer89195/
Chuor89189/
Choor8983/
Tchor8939/
Choyr898/
Chorh894/
Chorp892/
Hor8616,645/
Cor866,865/
Schorr8010,816/
Choure803,190/
Schoor801,667/
Chhour80646/
Tchorz80389/
Schorp80284/
Chhuor80147/
Chgour80139/
Schorz8087/
Schohr8080/
Schour8048/
Tchore8037/
Chhore8033/
Schord8017/
Chourp8010/
Schgor809/
Chuore808/
Schorh807/
Chorre806/
Tchour806/
Chéour806/
Chorhe806/
Chourd805/
Choore804/
Choire804/
Choorr804/
Shchor802/
Chosre801/
Chhoor801/
Dschor801/
Tchoir801/
Chohrt801/
Chorth801/
Chouhr801/
Chuord801/
Choorh801/
Zchort800/
Khor7569,586/
Char7530,581/
Hore7520,730/
Corr7513,147/
Hour7513,076/
Shor759,537/
Hort759,046/
Hord754,937/
Hoor753,842/
Horr752,439/
Zhor751,335/
Chur751,141/
Horz751,028/
Cour751,016/
Hoir75904/
Coor75615/
Huor75252/
Coir75243/
Horh75179/
Hohr75117/
Corz7530/
Czor7522/
Hzor7510/
Cior7510/
Hotr757/
Horț755/
Hojr754/
Cuor754/
Hhor754/
Cojr753/
Hoyr752/
Csor752/
Horp751/
Dcor751/
Coyr751/
Hosr751/
Hxor751/
Tschuor73463/
Chourre73139/
Schoore7396/
Chorova7344/
Tschorr7317/
Tchoure7316/
Chhoure736/
Schordt735/
Schortt734/
Choosre734/
Tschour733/
Schorpf732/
Chorowa732/
Schorph731/
Schorth731/
Schhoor731/
Stchort731/
Shchoor731/
Chouhre731/
Short67113,655/
Shore6726,738/
Chard678,115/
Khoir676,165/
Chaar674,965/
Chare673,629/
Shour672,451/
Shoor671,738/
Chhar671,612/
Khore671,415/
Shorr671,390/
Schar67875/
Chatr67722/
Chure67706/
Chaur67666/
Hourt67593/
Chart67584/
Dchar67532/
Houre67424/
Hourd67365/
Chahr67345/
Khour67314/
Horre67305/
Chourová67292/
Hoore67269/
Schoř67269/
Hjour67193/
Hordt67186/
Courr67173/
Hortt67161/
Khoor67160/
Charh67159/
Shord67148/
Ciort67124/
Hoort67116/
Churr67108/
Charr6791/
Churt6764/
Charp6759/
Huort6756/
Horzs6748/
Khorh6739/
Hoire6737/
Zhoor6735/
Khuor6734/
Choorova6723/
Hoyrd6721/
Shoir6721/
Schór6717/
Churh6716/
Chhur6715/
Cheur6714/
Hordh6710/
Schorová678/
Shorp676/
Charz676/
Housr675/
Hosrt675/
Horhe675/
Ciore674/
Huord674/
Tchoř674/
Chourova674/
Csoor673/
Churz673/
Khorr673/
Shuor673/
Chuhr673/
Szhor672/
Churp672/
Khojr672/
Hosre672/
Shorh672/
Chaàr672/
Tchar672/
Hzoor672/
Shhor672/
Churd671/
Hourp671/
Hoyre671/
Hoyrz671/
Hoirt671/
Hootr671/
Horjs671/
Chuur671/
Ciorr671/
Schohier671/
Shorz671/
Z'Hor671/
Chaár671/
Cháar671/
Hzzor671/
Horht671/
Hoorr671/
Hourh671/
Zchar671/
Chuir671/
Chaâr671/
Chgar671/
Horzh671/
Hoird670/
Hoord670/
Coorr670/
Horrt670/
Hsort670/
Shohr670/

Chor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chor in the Tibetan language
ཆོར་chor-
Chor in the Hindi language
चोरcora-
Chor in the Marathi language
चोरcora99.88
चॉरcora0.12
Chor in the Russian language
Чорcor-

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