Honor Surname

108,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Honor Surname Definition:

Probably the Latin Honorius, through the French Honore.

Honor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,4971:67,62711,599
United States8661:418,54436,318
Bolivia6011:17,6651,553
France1921:345,95252,007
Ukraine1801:252,90433,138
England1741:320,21923,859
Haiti1601:66,7743,709
Australia1491:181,17918,282
Peru1101:288,94711,086
Spain811:577,18627,381
Denmark441:128,28911,616
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
India161:47,941,586492,263
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
China31:455,773,85521,925
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2161:112,84910,987
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

The alternate forms: Hoñor (1) are calculated separately.

Honor (6,371) may also be a first name.

Honor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably the Latin Honorius, through the French Honore.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Honor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Honor is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also occur as: Hoñor. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Honor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 108,413th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,697,146 people. Honor occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Honor live; 35 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Honor is also the 82,439th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 6,371 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,497 people, or 1 in 67,627. In The Philippines Honor is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 21 percent reside, Eastern Visayas, where 16 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Bolivia, where 14 percent reside.

Honor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Honor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Honor surname rose 531 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Honor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Honor last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Honor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 20.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,466 per year; in South Africa they earn 14.87% less than the national average, earning R 202,308 per year; in United States they earn 17.36% less than the national average, earning $35,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.97% more than the national average, earning $70,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoñor931/
Honore9147,414/
Honour912,085/
Honnor91696/
Hojnor9189/
Honord9111/
Khonor918/
Hosnor912/
Chonor912/
Honoer911/
Honuor911/
Honorz911/
Hounor910/
Hoenor910/
Hohnor910/
Hoinor910/
Onor89874/
Khongor83359/
Honnore83157/
Khonour8389/
Choinor8345/
Hounore8326/
Hoonoor8313/
Chongor834/
Honoure834/
Hounour832/
Khonore831/
Chosnor831/
Honhore831/
Honnour831/
Honorre831/
Hhonore831/
Chonore831/
Khojnor831/
Onour804,770/
Honar802,013/
Ongor80790/
Onore80517/
Gonor80243/
Hanor80211/
Hunor8080/
Onnor8052/
Honur8045/
Ahnor8033/
Onord8023/
Jonor8014/
Onuor808/
Ounor805/
Henor802/
Onoor802/
Onohr802/
Onorh801/
Omnor801/
Onoer801/
Oonor800/
Houmnoir7714/
Houngnor771/
Gongor732,497/
Ahanor73706/
Honnur73589/
Hannor73132/
Honard7395/
Hasnor7389/
Hosnar7382/
Ounour7376/
Khanor7372/
Oongor7357/
Hanour7354/
Ahnour7338/
Joynor7336/
Khonar7333/
Gonnor7330/
Honart7325/
Gonoor7323/
Honare7322/
Honure7321/
Chanor7320/
Hanore7318/
Honhar7318/
Hongar7315/
Onosre7314/
Hojnar7314/
Hunnor7313/
Hoonur7313/
Gounor7312/
Oonnor739/
Honnar738/
Onnoor738/
Hamnor737/
Hanoor737/
Onuorh737/
Gonour736/
Omnour736/
Hunoor735/
Khunor734/
Hotnar734/
Chonar734/
Haanor734/
Onuore734/
Jonnor734/
Omhoor734/
Hennor733/
Hognar732/
Honaur732/
Honeur732/
Joinor732/
Onorre732/
Honhur732/
Haunor731/
Goynor731/
Hoinur731/
Khonur731/
O'Nnor731/
Otnoor731/
Hotnur731/
Honurd731/
Hanosr731/
Hagnor731/
Oymnor731/
Onorhe731/
Onohre731/
Ounoer731/
Joonor731/
Onnour731/
Ounore731/
O'nore731/
Ahnord731/
Chunor731/
O'Noor731/
O'Nour731/
Oinore731/
Henour731/
Ounnor731/
Onnord731/
Ahnuor731/
Gohnor731/
Homhor731/
O'Nord730/
Hoenar730/
Haenor730/
Hehnor730/
Hanord730/
Hosnur730/
Hanoer730/
Chonorova7198/
Choutnoor714/
Onur6718,912/
Anor677,577/
Onar676,744/
Unor671,572/
Enor67694/
Honneur67646/
Chanore67527/
Hannour67486/
Honnart67387/
Khanore67360/
Chanoir67317/
Hoinard67191/
Hannoir67164/
Honhart67104/
Hangoor6799/
Hasnoor6766/
Ounnour6748/
Jhanoor6743/
Onorova6722/
Khanour6721/
Channor6713/
Chongar6713/
Khonare6713/
Honarre6712/
Hanoire679/
Honhaar679/
Ahannor679/
Housnur678/
Hannore678/
Chanour678/
Uthnoor677/
Hatnore677/
Chonare677/
Khongar676/
Haunoor675/
Honnard675/
Honnure675/
Athnoor675/
Honarth675/
Hoonard674/
Chonhar674/
Khanoor674/
Ahnorre674/
Hanorth673/
Hoosnar673/
Hatnoor673/
Hunnoor673/
Ootnoor673/
Khannor673/
Khonaur673/
Honahar673/
Janhoor673/
Hagnour673/
Changor673/
Hasnour672/
Hamnoor672/
Gonnoor672/
Chanoor672/
Hannoor672/
Ahanour672/
Gongour672/
Oumnour672/
Gounour672/
Ocinnor671/
Khonnur671/
Othnoor671/
Chojnur671/
Chonaur671/
Chonnar671/
Chonnur671/
Hunnore671/
Honnare671/
Chunoor671/
Gongoor671/
Uotnoor671/
Chonard671/
Chongur671/
Hounard671/
Jhanoir671/
Onür671/
Ounoure671/
Hangorh671/
Choinar671/
Khonnar671/
Hennour671/
Onorowa671/
Homnart671/
Hannord670/
Hounaur670/
Honhard670/

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