Hore Surname
Approximately 20,730 people bear this surname
Hore Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the hoar,' i.e. the white, the greyish white; probably from complexion of the hair; compare Fairfax, Grey, White, Black. 'An olde men and hore. That help-lees ben of strengthe.' - Piers Plowman, 4682-3.
Read More About This SurnameHore Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,522 | 1:90,010 | 5,986 |
| Bangladesh | 4,416 | 1:36,086 | 2,209 |
| Australia | 2,445 | 1:11,041 | 1,635 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,616 | 1:9,553 | 1,185 |
| England | 837 | 1:66,569 | 7,725 |
| Philippines | 483 | 1:209,603 | 32,805 |
| Papua New Guinea | 314 | 1:25,967 | 2,883 |
| Canada | 308 | 1:119,629 | 12,601 |
| New Zealand | 288 | 1:15,723 | 2,746 |
| Cameroon | 198 | 1:104,894 | 12,325 |
| Somaliland | 168 | 1:20,834 | 879 |
| Nigeria | 166 | 1:1,067,125 | 44,499 |
| United States | 159 | 1:2,279,616 | 142,122 |
| Ireland | 121 | 1:38,917 | 3,091 |
| Indonesia | 94 | 1:1,406,906 | 96,143 |
| France | 75 | 1:885,636 | 103,228 |
| Israel | 66 | 1:129,661 | 14,046 |
| Ivory Coast | 62 | 1:372,117 | 13,068 |
| Iran | 59 | 1:1,301,399 | 54,450 |
| Ukraine | 52 | 1:875,436 | 85,376 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17 | 1:208,024 | 11,299 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 304 | 1:14,572 | 1,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 996 | 1:24,473 | 3,390 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:41,274 | 2,182 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 210 | 1:239,137 | 19,985 |
The alternate forms: Höre (30) & Horé (2) are calculated separately.
Hore (3,940) may also be a first name.
Hore Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the hoar,' i.e. the white, the greyish white; probably from complexion of the hair; compare Fairfax, Grey, White, Black. 'An olde men and hore. That help-lees ben of strengthe.' - Piers Plowman, 4682-3.
Very common in the Hundred Rolls, as for instance:
Adam le Hore, Derbyshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John le Horre, Norfolk, ibid.
Alicia la Hore, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Richard le Hore, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
(English) Grey-Haired [Middle English hor(e, O.E hár, grey, hoary] Richard le Hore.—Hundred Rolls
Formerly le Hore. Mainly associated with Co.
Wexford. Bibl; MIF 146, 88*
White, hoar, gray.
Soar, white, gray. Horr, Local a ravine.
Hore Demographics
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Hore Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hore Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hore (Bengali: হোড়, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻮﺭﻯ, Hindi: होरे, Marathi: होरे) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Höre or Horé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hore? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 25,964th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 351,546 people. Hore occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Hore are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 41 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 111,487th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 3,940 people.
The surname Hore is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 8,522 people, or 1 in 90,010. In India Hore is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 61 percent live, Maharashtra, where 30 percent live and Assam, where 2 percent live. Apart from India Hore occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Hore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hore has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hore last name declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 24 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 60 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hore Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Hore surname is chiefly Catholic (93%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Hore surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hore earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.86% more than the national average, earning R 467,808 per year; in United States they earn 22.23% more than the national average, earning $52,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $52,310 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hore Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hore in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻮﺭﻯ | hwry | - |
| Hore in the Marathi language | ||
| होरे | hore | 99.63 |
| होर | hora | 0.31 |
| Hore in the Hindi language | ||
| होरे | hore | 84.85 |
| होर | hora | 9.09 |
| होड़े | hore | 3.03 |
| होड़ | hora | 3.03 |
| Hore in the Bengali language | ||
| হোড় | hora | 66.67 |
| হোড় | hora | 33.33 |
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