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Where Does The Last Name Hour Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Hour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺮ) has its highest incidence in Syria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hour? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 40,123^rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 557,322 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Hour live; 44 percent live in West Asia and 44 percent live in Levant. It is also the 65,416^th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 9,058 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Syria, where it is carried by 5,526 people, or 1 in 3,493. In Syria Hour is most numerous in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 100 percent live. Beside Syria it exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 40 percent live and Morocco, where 7 percent live.

Hour Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Hour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hour last name declined 20 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hour Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hour surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Hour earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $45,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.18% more than the national average, earning $56,728 CAD per year.