Hour Surname

40,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Hour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria5,5261:3,493408
Cambodia5,1761:2,992551
Morocco9201:37,4746,047
Chad8671:15,6771,955
France1511:439,88663,493
Jordan881:100,4827,087
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Palestine591:77,0996,249
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India121:63,922,115578,870
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
China61:227,886,92811,701
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Hour (9,058) may also be a first name.

Hour Last Name Facts

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

Hour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﺮ) is borne by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hour? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hour is the 40,123rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 557,322 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Hour are found; 44 percent are found in West Asia and 44 percent are found in Levant. Hour is also the 65,416th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 9,058 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Syria, where it is carried by 5,526 people, or 1 in 3,493. In Syria it is most prevalent in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Syria this surname exists in 54 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 40 percent reside and Morocco, where 7 percent reside.

Hour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hour surname 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 last name is principally 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hourt89593/
Chour89506/
Houre89424/
Hourd89365/
Khour89314/
Hjour89193/
Houer8917/
Housr895/
Hourp891/
Hourh891/
Hor8616,645/
Hur868,861/
Our86939/
Choure803,190/
Chhour80646/
H'Jour80308/
Hayour80162/
Chgour80139/
Aihour80108/
Hajour8072/
Houert8037/
Ahjour8028/
D'Hour8023/
Khoure8019/
Heyour8018/
Hourre8013/
Chourp8010/
Haiour807/
Chéour806/
Chouer806/
Chourd805/
Khourh805/
Houyer803/
Khouer802/
Hoouer801/
Hjouhr801/
Houerd801/
Houjar801/
Ayhour801/
Chouhr801/
Khor7569,586/
Gour7555,739/
Hurt7532,250/
Hurd7531,643/
Hore7520,730/
Oğur7513,037/
Hort759,046/
Hure756,374/
Chor755,319/
Hord754,937/
Hoor753,842/
Horr752,439/
Hoer752,126/
Oure751,337/
Chur751,141/
Horz751,028/
Hoir75904/
Hurr75752/
Jour75750/
Haur75669/
Ahur75382/
Khur75372/
Huor75252/
Horh75179/
Ohur75128/
Hohr75117/
Huur75104/
Heur7585/
Hutr7560/
Hurh7558/
Hurp7545/
Ouer7528/
Huir7516/
Hurz7514/
Ourt7512/
Huhr7512/
Ourø758/
Hotr757/
Horț755/
Hojr754/
Hhor754/
Ourh753/
Ourd753/
Ourp753/
Hoyr752/
Husr752/
Horp751/
Ourr751/
Huyr751/
Ousr751/
Ouyr751/
Hosr751/
Hourová73142/
Chourre73139/
Chouier7370/
Cheyour7337/
Houyere7325/
Choujar7324/
Chouiar7324/
Chhoure736/
Chaouer736/
Chhouer731/
Chouyar731/
Hourova731/
Chouhre731/
Heuer6729,428/
Or6725,719/
Hoyer6724,026/
Hauer6718,834/
Chore679,554/
Khoir676,165/
Ur675,838/
Hower674,834/
Jouer674,656/
Ajour674,183/
Ouere673,902/
Choir672,836/
Hurtt672,744/
Hurre672,183/
Ayour671,963/
Chorr671,537/
Khore671,415/
Hoier671,257/
Gourh671,220/
Hoerr671,116/
Haure671,049/
Khoer67954/
Hujer67797/
Chhor67735/
Chure67706/
Chaur67666/
Chort67654/
Huyer67640/
Ouerd67614/
Hojer67468/
Kheur67416/
Horre67305/
Chourová67292/
Chord67280/
Hoore67269/
Hujar67264/
Khure67247/
Ourth67242/
Hajur67232/
Choer67195/
Chuor67189/
Hordt67186/
Hortt67161/
Khoor67160/
Hayur67159/
Hoehr67154/
Ohior67152/
Hurdt67150/
Hoort67116/
Churr67108/
Heure6786/
Choor6783/
Hoyar6781/
Hajor6773/
Eyour6768/
Churt6764/
Khaur6760/
Huort6756/
Hujre6751/
Hojar6751/
Khurr6751/
Aouer6750/
Hutrr6749/
Horzs6748/
Gouer6742/
Khorh6739/
Hayor6738/
Hoire6737/
Khuor6734/
Ahior6732/
Huttr6732/
Heuir6728/
Hoyrd6721/
Huyar6721/
Hoyir6720/
Husrt6719/
Heurt6718/
Huier6717/
Churh6716/
Chhur6715/
Cheur6714/
Ehior6714/
Chuer6713/
Huiar6713/
Ojuor6712/
Ouert6712/
Hordh6710/
Haior679/
Heuër679/
Choyr678/
Oujer678/
Huire677/
Hausr675/
Heurh675/
Hosrt675/
Haurt675/
Oujar675/
Huyre675/
Horhe675/
Hujir674/
Husre674/
Huord674/
Chorh674/
Chourova674/
Haurd673/
Ahjur673/
Hurrt673/
Hurtd673/
Ourre673/
Churz673/
Jouhr673/
Khorr673/
Gouhr673/
Oihor673/
Chuhr673/
Hujor673/
Churp672/
Heurr672/
Heusr672/
Chorp672/
Chouiard672/
Khojr672/
Heurd672/
Hosre672/
Ahyor672/
Hoerh672/
Hurzh672/
Churd671/
Huird671/
Khurh671/
Heaur671/
Huyrh671/
Hoyre671/
Hoyrz671/
Huirt671/
Huirz671/
Hoirt671/
Hiyor671/
Hootr671/
Horjs671/
Chuur671/
Haiur671/
Ouyer671/
Ouier671/
Horht671/
Hoorr671/
Heyor671/
Heuér671/
Hioar671/
Hayourth671/
Khuhr671/
Oujir671/
Ouyor671/
Ghuur671/
Eoure671/
Ehoer671/
Chuir671/
Ourhe671/
Aiour671/
Aihor671/
Jhujr671/
Huiir671/
Horzh671/
Hjuhr671/
Hijor671/
Hoird670/
Hoord670/
Heior670/
Heuar670/
Huerr670/
Horrt670/
Khuer670/
Huurd670/
Heiur670/
Hurrd670/
Heutr670/
Hurpf670/

Hour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﺮalhr75
ﺣﻮﺭhwr25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hour
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