Cor Surname

71,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Cor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala2,9601:5,433728
Cambodia9221:16,7971,197
Uruguay7511:4,570523
Senegal4231:34,467683
France3841:172,97626,937
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Taiwan2371:98,923965
Poland1171:324,86137,737
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
Romania811:247,87523,462
Netherlands791:213,76228,937
Spain681:687,53030,300
Mexico531:2,342,00420,289
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Canada431:856,87466,382
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
India331:23,244,406321,547
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Belgium211:547,45951,586
England171:3,277,533109,658
Colombia171:2,810,24014,126
São Tomé and Príncipe131:13,648822
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Belize11:355,4743,977
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

The alternate forms: Çor (1,738), Čor (71) & Cór (1) are calculated separately.

Cor (28,639) may also be a first name.

Cor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cor (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭ, Hindi: कर्नल) is borne by more people in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Çor, Čor or Cór. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cor is the 71,872nd most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,061,551 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Cor live; 43 percent live in Central America and 43 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Cor is also the 28,920th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 28,639 people.

The last name Cor is most frequent in Guatemala, where it is held by 2,960 people, or 1 in 5,433. In Guatemala it is most numerous in: Quiché Department, where 97 percent reside, Guatemala Department, where 3 percent reside and Chimaltenango Department, where 0 percent reside. Other than Guatemala it is found in 73 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 13 percent reside and Uruguay, where 11 percent reside.

Cor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cor surname rose 348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cor last name is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cor last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Cor earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $44,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.74% less than the national average, earning $39,874 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çor891,738/
Čor8971/
Cór891/
Corr8613,147/
Core868,999/
Chor865,319/
Cort864,330/
Cord862,487/
Cour861,016/
Corp86846/
Coor86615/
Coir86243/
Coer86158/
Cohr8656/
Scor8643/
Corz8630/
Czor8622/
Cotr8610/
Cior8610/
Kcor865/
Cuor864/
Cojr863/
Ckor862/
Cosr862/
Csor862/
Gcor862/
Dcor861/
Ccor861/
Coyr861/
Court7526,189/
Corre7514,930/
Chore759,554/
Choir752,836/
Chorr751,537/
Coore751,312/
Cordt75993/
Chhor75735/
Coire75592/
Chour75506/
Cuore75356/
Coord75295/
Coort75279/
Coure75202/
Chuor75189/
Courr75173/
Ciort75124/
Choor7583/
Scorr7544/
Tchor7539/
Ccore7531/
Coerr7518/
Cordì7515/
Czoer7514/
Scoor7514/
Courp7512/
Choyr758/
Cortt758/
Scuor756/
Cottr754/
Ciore754/
Chorh754/
Courd753/
Csoor753/
Corpp752/
Cordh752/
Corrt752/
Corzs752/
Qucor751/
Cordd751/
Corhs751/
Cothr751/
Coehr751/
Coirp751/
Ciorr751/
Kcorr751/
Corhe751/
Corht751/
Ckhor751/
Cojre751/
Cousr751/
Coyre751/
Cuort750/
Coorr750/
Kor6779,305/
Zor6715,262/
Car6714,333/
Sor676,312/
Jor673,843/
Choure673,190/
Cur671,439/
Chhour67646/
Tchorz67389/
Coirre67341/
Cohier67226/
Chhuor67147/
Chgour67139/
Corova67121/
Coordt67112/
Corowa6757/
Tchore6737/
Chhore6733/
Cár6723/
Cúr6713/
Corhss6711/
Courdt679/
Chuore678/
Chorre676/
Tchour676/
Chorhe676/
Qor676/
Choore674/
Choire674/
Choorr674/
Courtt672/
Cordth672/
Ccourt671/
Chhoor671/
Cooier671/
Dschor671/
Schjor671/
Tchoir671/
Geecor671/
Żor671/
Szczor671/
Chouhr671/
Ccorre671/
Courre671/
Corrre671/
Choorh671/
Coooer670/
Qucore670/

Cor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cor in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺭkwr-
Cor in the Hindi language
कर्नलkarnala-

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Footnotes

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