Honor Surname
Approximately 4,294 people bear this surname
Honor Surname Definition:
Probably the Latin Honorius, through the French Honore.
Honor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,497 | 1:67,627 | 11,599 |
| United States | 866 | 1:418,544 | 36,318 |
| Bolivia | 601 | 1:17,665 | 1,553 |
| France | 192 | 1:345,952 | 52,007 |
| Ukraine | 180 | 1:252,904 | 33,138 |
| England | 174 | 1:320,219 | 23,859 |
| Haiti | 160 | 1:66,774 | 3,709 |
| Australia | 149 | 1:181,179 | 18,282 |
| Peru | 110 | 1:288,947 | 11,086 |
| Spain | 81 | 1:577,186 | 27,381 |
| Denmark | 44 | 1:128,289 | 11,616 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 216 | 1:112,849 | 10,987 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 163 | 1:308,090 | 24,322 |
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.
Honor Demographics
Honor Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Honor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Honor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Honor is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Hoñor. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Honor? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 108,413th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,697,146 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Honor reside; 35 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 35 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Honor is also the 82,439th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 6,371 people.
Honor is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,497 people, or 1 in 67,627. In The Philippines Honor is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 21 percent are found, Eastern Visayas, where 16 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines it is found in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Bolivia, where 14 percent are found.
Honor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Honor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Honor last name grew 531 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Honor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Honor last name is predominantly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Honor surname are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55% 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.
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Footnotes
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