Hor Surname

32,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Hor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia5,4211:5,441743
Egypt1,7391:52,8675,115
Saudi Arabia1,4311:21,5622,950
India1,2641:606,85629,180
Algeria7841:49,2758,541
Guatemala6981:23,0411,675
United States6731:538,57244,670
Palestine5841:7,7891,642
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Singapore3211:17,158722
Turkey3121:249,42817,308
Iraq2671:131,1673,591
France2461:270,01141,577
Cambodia2141:72,3702,114
Thailand1931:366,00264,280
Australia1601:168,72317,330
Indonesia1541:858,76164,655
Pakistan1211:1,476,39616,157
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Canada811:454,88439,362
Iran801:959,78244,995
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Ukraine611:746,27476,759
England471:1,185,49155,443
Mauritania411:99,8756,187
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
China331:41,433,9872,228
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Malta181:23,9041,289
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Senegal121:1,214,9453,496
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Togo91:805,3086,372
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Norway81:642,78647,258
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Macau11:601,6301,582
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belize11:355,4743,977
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

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

Hor (15,470) may also be a first name.

Hor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hor (Arabic: هور, Bengali: হোড়, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺮ, Hindi: होर, Marathi: होर, Oriya: େହାର) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Hór. For other potential spellings of Hor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,029th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 437,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Hor live; 38 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 45,412th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 15,470 people.

This last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 5,421 people, or 1 in 5,441. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 35 percent live, Perak, where 19 percent live and Penang, where 19 percent live. Outside of Malaysia it exists in 95 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 10 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live.

Hor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hor last name increased 1,923 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 336 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hor surname are 2.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.06% registered with the political party.

The amount Hor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.39% less than the national average, earning $41,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $54,953 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hór891/
Khor8669,586/
Hore8620,730/
Hour8613,076/
Hort869,046/
Chor865,319/
Hord864,937/
Hoor863,842/
Horr862,439/
Hoer862,126/
Horz861,028/
Hoir86904/
Huor86252/
Horh86179/
Hohr86117/
Hotr867/
Horț865/
Hojr864/
Hhor864/
Hoyr862/
Horp861/
Hosr861/
Or8025,719/
Chore759,554/
Khoir756,165/
Choir752,836/
Chorr751,537/
Khore751,415/
Hoerr751,116/
Chhor75735/
Chort75654/
Hourt75593/
Chour75506/
Houre75424/
Hourd75365/
Khour75314/
Horre75305/
Chord75280/
Hoore75269/
Choer75195/
Hjour75193/
Chuor75189/
Hordt75186/
Hortt75161/
Khoor75160/
Hoehr75154/
Hoort75116/
Choor7583/
Huort7556/
Horzs7548/
Khorh7539/
Hoire7537/
Khuor7534/
Hoyrd7521/
Hordh7510/
Choyr758/
Housr755/
Hosrt755/
Horhe755/
Huord754/
Chorh754/
Khorr753/
Chorp752/
Khojr752/
Hosre752/
Hoerh752/
Hourp751/
Hoyre751/
Hoyrz751/
Hoirt751/
Hootr751/
Horjs751/
Horht751/
Hoorr751/
Hourh751/
Ehoer751/
Horzh751/
Hoird750/
Hoord750/
Horrt750/
Orr6789,440/
Ore6742,874/
Har6717,511/
Gor6715,590/
Hur678,861/
Ord677,606/
Ort675,812/
Jor673,843/
Choure673,190/
Horova672,765/
Hür672,280/
Uhr672,107/
Oor672,083/
Horová672,047/
Ahr671,933/
Ohr671,623/
Our67939/
Uor67777/
Chhour67646/
Orz67378/
H'Jour67308/
Oer67216/
Orh67207/
Chhuor67147/
Orp67143/
Chgour67139/
D'Hoir67102/
Orø6766/
Horowa6749/
Hojreh6746/
Otr6735/
Chhore6733/
Oir6724/
Ojr6724/
D'Hour6723/
Horsås6722/
Khoure6719/
Hourre6713/
Khoire6712/
Khojre6710/
Chourp6710/
Oyr679/
Chuore678/
Osr678/
Khohre677/
Chorre676/
Chéour676/
Chorhe676/
Ühr676/
Chourd675/
Khourh675/
Choore674/
Choire674/
Jeheor674/
Choorr674/
Hooier672/
Hosrth672/
Khoore671/
Chosre671/
Chhoor671/
Hjouhr671/
Hoireh671/
Orș671/
Óhr671/
Chohrt671/
Chorth671/
Chouhr671/
Chuord671/
Choorh671/
Horrtt670/
Horrth670/

Hor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hor in the Hindi language
होरhora-
Hor in the Oriya language
େହାରehara99.35
Hor in the Marathi language
होरhora88.46
हॉरhora7.69
होरेhore3.85
Hor in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺮalhr88.24
ﻫﻮﺭhwr5.88
ﺣﺮhr5.88
Hor in the Bengali language
হোড়hora80
হোরhora20
Hor in the Arabic language
هورhwr-
حورhwr-

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