Gor Surname

34,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,4541:90,7346,027
Kenya2,2431:20,5882,369
Nigeria9411:188,24911,428
United States6371:569,00946,718
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Russia3201:450,38542,488
England2631:211,85618,170
Hong Kong2391:30,692530
United Arab Emirates2181:42,0294,348
Spain1531:305,56918,303
Iran1291:595,21333,206
Tanzania1231:430,42030,093
Pakistan1121:1,595,03516,895
Serbia831:86,0847,250
Malaysia821:359,68619,062
Argentina781:547,99239,725
Canada681:541,84745,466
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Australia561:482,06636,890
Taiwan551:426,2683,270
Israel491:174,64617,612
France481:1,383,807136,859
Liberia361:122,4599,313
South Sudan361:317,085679
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Slovenia221:113,07612,203
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
China81:170,915,1968,932
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Armenia71:418,5978,462
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Oman51:737,5946,889
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Gór (373) are calculated separately.

Gor (20,603) may also be a first name.

Gor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gor (Arabic: غور, Bengali: গোর, Georgian: გორ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭ, Hindi: गोर, Marathi: गोर, Oriya: େଗାର, Russian: Гор, Tibetan: གོར་) is found most frequently in India. It may appear in the variant forms: Gór. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gor? popularity and diffusion

Gor is the 34,018th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 467,450 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Gor live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 36,990th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 20,603 people.

The last name Gor is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 8,454 people, or 1 in 90,734. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 28 percent live, Assam, where 25 percent live and Bihar, where 15 percent live. Barring India Gor is found in 102 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Gor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gor surname expanded 2,548 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 8,767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gor surname is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (57%) in Belarus, Orthodox (50%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (88%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Gor surname are 0.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $46,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $47,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gór89373/
Gore86208,153/
Gour8655,739/
Gorh8632,412/
Ngor8624,264/
Gort865,295/
Gohr864,020/
Goor863,306/
Gorr863,161/
Ghor862,739/
Gord861,737/
Gorz86406/
Goer86377/
Gorp86259/
Goir86170/
Gojr8633/
Ggor8626/
Gotr8616/
Kgor863/
Goyr862/
Gosr860/
Or8025,719/
Gorre7516,519/
Goore759,861/
Goure757,039/
Gorhe751,939/
Gourd751,458/
Ghore751,269/
Gourh751,220/
Goorh75736/
Goire75607/
Ghoor75447/
Gordt75220/
Ghour75134/
Goehr7588/
Gordh7582/
Ngoor7580/
Gourp7551/
Goord7533/
Gohrt7532/
Goyre7532/
Gohur7529/
Ghoir7521/
Ghord7518/
Ghorh7516/
Gourt7514/
Ngour7513/
Ghoer759/
Goohr759/
Goojr756/
Ghohr756/
Ghorr755/
Ggore755/
N'Gor755/
Ng'or755/
Gortt754/
Nggor754/
Gothr754/
Kgore754/
Ghosr753/
Gorrh753/
Gouhr753/
Ghotr753/
Goort752/
Ghort752/
Geeor752/
Nngor752/
Goirh752/
Ghorp751/
Gottr751/
Gorht751/
Goerr751/
Gordd751/
Ngorh751/
Goeyr751/
Gorzh751/
Nghor751/
Gourz751/
Goyrt751/
Kgord751/
Gosre751/
Gohrh751/
Goird751/
Goyrd751/
Ghorz751/
Gorpf750/
Gorrd750/
Hgort750/
Ghuor750/
Orr6789,440/
Gür6754,344/
Ore6742,874/
Hor6716,645/
Gar6713,414/
Gur678,155/
Ord677,606/
Ort675,812/
Oor672,083/
Ohr671,623/
Our67939/
Uor67777/
Orz67378/
Orh67207/
Orp67143/
Gorowa67139/
Gourre67124/
Gorová6777/
Orø6766/
Ghoure6737/
Otr6735/
Oir6724/
Ojr6724/
Gúr6715/
Vángor6713/
Oyr679/
Ghoore678/
Osr678/
Ghosre675/
Ghoire674/
Hngour674/
Gooier673/
Ghoord673/
Goirre672/
Hngorh672/
Gourth671/
Ghorhe671/
Ghourh671/
Ghousr671/
Goojre671/
Goorre671/
Goutrd671/
Ghourd671/
Goggir671/
Orș671/
Goorhe671/
Gorrre671/
Gouyre671/
Ggoire671/

Gor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gor in the Georgian language
გორgor-
Gor in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺭkwr-
Gor in the Bengali language
গোরgora-
Gor in the Oriya language
େଗାରegara-
Gor in the Hindi language
गोरgora98.47
Gor in the Marathi language
गोरgora97.3
गेोरgeora2.16
गोर्gor0.07
Gor in the Tibetan language
གོར་gor50
སྒོར་gor25
འགོར་gor25
Gor in the Russian language
Горgor-
Gor in the Arabic language
غورghwr-

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