Chor Surname
Approximately 5,319 people bear this surname
Chor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 1,403 | 1:21,022 | 1,959 |
| India | 1,113 | 1:689,187 | 32,138 |
| Cambodia | 777 | 1:19,932 | 1,302 |
| United States | 375 | 1:966,557 | 71,847 |
| Nigeria | 366 | 1:483,997 | 24,298 |
| Singapore | 253 | 1:21,770 | 855 |
| Hong Kong | 225 | 1:32,602 | 571 |
| Canada | 107 | 1:344,351 | 31,229 |
| Thailand | 96 | 1:735,816 | 120,839 |
| Denmark | 88 | 1:64,144 | 6,446 |
| Germany | 88 | 1:914,835 | 64,706 |
| Brazil | 76 | 1:2,816,768 | 83,410 |
| Pakistan | 67 | 1:2,666,327 | 22,731 |
| Iran | 51 | 1:1,505,540 | 59,762 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Liberia | 31 | 1:142,211 | 10,418 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Chor (5,925) may also be a first name.
Chor Demographics
Average Male Chor Height
172.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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་) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chor? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 90,134th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,370,097 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Chor reside; 48 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 26 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Chor is also the 86,383rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 5,925 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 1,403 people, or 1 in 21,022. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 31 percent live, Penang, where 17 percent live and Perak, where 14 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this surname exists in 55 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Cambodia, where 15 percent live.
Chor Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chor last name 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chore | 89 | 9,554 | / |
| Schor | 89 | 3,005 | / |
| Choir | 89 | 2,836 | / |
| Chorr | 89 | 1,537 | / |
| Chhor | 89 | 735 | / |
| Chort | 89 | 654 | / |
| Chour | 89 | 506 | / |
| Chord | 89 | 280 | / |
| Choer | 89 | 195 | / |
| Chuor | 89 | 189 | / |
| Choor | 89 | 83 | / |
| Tchor | 89 | 39 | / |
| Choyr | 89 | 8 | / |
| Chorh | 89 | 4 | / |
| Chorp | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hor | 86 | 16,645 | / |
| Cor | 86 | 6,865 | / |
| Schorr | 80 | 10,816 | / |
| Choure | 80 | 3,190 | / |
| Schoor | 80 | 1,667 | / |
| Chhour | 80 | 646 | / |
| Tchorz | 80 | 389 | / |
| Schorp | 80 | 284 | / |
| Chhuor | 80 | 147 | / |
| Chgour | 80 | 139 | / |
| Schorz | 80 | 87 | / |
| Schohr | 80 | 80 | / |
| Schour | 80 | 48 | / |
| Tchore | 80 | 37 | / |
| Chhore | 80 | 33 | / |
| Schord | 80 | 17 | / |
| Chourp | 80 | 10 | / |
| Schgor | 80 | 9 | / |
| Chuore | 80 | 8 | / |
| Schorh | 80 | 7 | / |
| Chorre | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tchour | 80 | 6 | / |
| Chéour | 80 | 6 | / |
| Chorhe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Chourd | 80 | 5 | / |
| Choore | 80 | 4 | / |
| Choire | 80 | 4 | / |
| Choorr | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shchor | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chosre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chhoor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dschor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchoir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chohrt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chorth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chouhr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chuord | 80 | 1 | / |
| Choorh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zchort | 80 | 0 | / |
| Khor | 75 | 69,586 | / |
| Char | 75 | 30,581 | / |
| Hore | 75 | 20,730 | / |
| Corr | 75 | 13,147 | / |
| Hour | 75 | 13,076 | / |
| Shor | 75 | 9,537 | / |
| Hort | 75 | 9,046 | / |
| Hord | 75 | 4,937 | / |
| Hoor | 75 | 3,842 | / |
| Horr | 75 | 2,439 | / |
| Zhor | 75 | 1,335 | / |
| Chur | 75 | 1,141 | / |
| Horz | 75 | 1,028 | / |
| Cour | 75 | 1,016 | / |
| Hoir | 75 | 904 | / |
| Coor | 75 | 615 | / |
| Huor | 75 | 252 | / |
| Coir | 75 | 243 | / |
| Horh | 75 | 179 | / |
| Hohr | 75 | 117 | / |
| Corz | 75 | 30 | / |
| Czor | 75 | 22 | / |
| Hzor | 75 | 10 | / |
| Cior | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hotr | 75 | 7 | / |
| Horț | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hojr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cuor | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hhor | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cojr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hoyr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Csor | 75 | 2 | / |
| Horp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dcor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Coyr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hosr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hxor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tschuor | 73 | 463 | / |
| Chourre | 73 | 139 | / |
| Schoore | 73 | 96 | / |
| Chorova | 73 | 44 | / |
| Tschorr | 73 | 17 | / |
| Tchoure | 73 | 16 | / |
| Chhoure | 73 | 6 | / |
| Schordt | 73 | 5 | / |
| Schortt | 73 | 4 | / |
| Choosre | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tschour | 73 | 3 | / |
| Schorpf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chorowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Schorph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schorth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schhoor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Stchort | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shchoor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chouhre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Short | 67 | 113,655 | / |
| Shore | 67 | 26,738 | / |
| Chard | 67 | 8,115 | / |
| Khoir | 67 | 6,165 | / |
| Chaar | 67 | 4,965 | / |
| Chare | 67 | 3,629 | / |
| Shour | 67 | 2,451 | / |
| Shoor | 67 | 1,738 | / |
| Chhar | 67 | 1,612 | / |
| Khore | 67 | 1,415 | / |
| Shorr | 67 | 1,390 | / |
| Schar | 67 | 875 | / |
| Chatr | 67 | 722 | / |
| Chure | 67 | 706 | / |
| Chaur | 67 | 666 | / |
| Hourt | 67 | 593 | / |
| Chart | 67 | 584 | / |
| Dchar | 67 | 532 | / |
| Houre | 67 | 424 | / |
| Hourd | 67 | 365 | / |
| Chahr | 67 | 345 | / |
| Khour | 67 | 314 | / |
| Horre | 67 | 305 | / |
| Chourová | 67 | 292 | / |
| Hoore | 67 | 269 | / |
| Schoř | 67 | 269 | / |
| Hjour | 67 | 193 | / |
| Hordt | 67 | 186 | / |
| Courr | 67 | 173 | / |
| Hortt | 67 | 161 | / |
| Khoor | 67 | 160 | / |
| Charh | 67 | 159 | / |
| Shord | 67 | 148 | / |
| Ciort | 67 | 124 | / |
| Hoort | 67 | 116 | / |
| Churr | 67 | 108 | / |
| Charr | 67 | 91 | / |
| Churt | 67 | 64 | / |
| Charp | 67 | 59 | / |
| Huort | 67 | 56 | / |
| Horzs | 67 | 48 | / |
| Khorh | 67 | 39 | / |
| Hoire | 67 | 37 | / |
| Zhoor | 67 | 35 | / |
| Khuor | 67 | 34 | / |
| Choorova | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hoyrd | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shoir | 67 | 21 | / |
| Schór | 67 | 17 | / |
| Churh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chhur | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cheur | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hordh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Schorová | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shorp | 67 | 6 | / |
| Charz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Housr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hosrt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Horhe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ciore | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huord | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tchoř | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chourova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Csoor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Churz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khorr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shuor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chuhr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Szhor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Churp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khojr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hosre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shorh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaàr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tchar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hzoor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shhor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Churd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hourp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoirt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hootr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciorr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schohier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shorz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Z'Hor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaár | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cháar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hzzor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoorr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hourh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zchar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaâr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chgar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horzh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoird | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoord | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coorr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Horrt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hsort | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shohr | 67 | 0 | / |
Chor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chor in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཆོར་ | chor | - |
| Chor in the Hindi language | ||
| चोर | cora | - |
| Chor in the Marathi language | ||
| चोर | cora | 99.88 |
| चॉर | cora | 0.12 |
| Chor in the Russian language | ||
| Чор | cor | - |
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