Jor Surname

119,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Jor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,3121:70,0736,466
Iran4841:158,64213,725
Nigeria4501:393,65120,728
Hong Kong3371:21,767464
India2851:2,691,45783,799
Afghanistan2381:135,0973,049
Philippines1351:749,91374,028
Czechia1091:97,55516,213
Guatemala1081:148,9143,386
Pakistan601:2,977,39824,221
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
South Sudan251:456,603797
Norway211:244,87126,357
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Belize61:59,2462,743
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China41:341,830,39216,990
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010

The alternate forms: Jór (4) are calculated separately.

Jor (7,262) may also be a first name.

Jor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jor (Arabic: جوري, Bengali: জোর, Hindi: जोर, Marathi: जोर, Tibetan: ཇོར་) is most common in Egypt. It can occur in the variant forms: Jór. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jor is the 119,572nd most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,896,317 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Jor are found; 34 percent are found in North Africa and 34 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 75,762nd most widely held first name globally, borne by 7,262 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 1,312 people, or 1 in 70,073. Other than Egypt Jor occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

Jor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jor last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Jor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.69% more than the national average, earning 355,393 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.62% less than the national average, earning $31,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.73% more than the national average, earning $66,937 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jór894/
Jore866,793/
Ajor865,645/
Ujor862,013/
Ejor861,578/
Ojor861,079/
Jour86750/
Djor86581/
Joor86545/
Johr86364/
Jord86338/
Ijor86293/
Jorz86172/
Jorh86158/
Jort86117/
Joer8676/
Jojr8671/
Jhor8650/
Tjor8639/
Jior8633/
Jorr8614/
Josr8612/
Juor869/
Jotr864/
Jyor862/
Joir861/
Jorp861/
Jjor861/
Jhore7512,322/
Hjort755,334/
Djore751,809/
Jordt751,231/
Ajgor751,225/
Djour75867/
Joore75478/
Joire75342/
Hjour75193/
Jorre75189/
Tjore75184/
Tjour75106/
Jourd7574/
Hajor7573/
Ejorh7573/
Ojior7557/
Johur7552/
Ojour7549/
Joure7541/
Hjord7522/
Ujior7521/
Aajor7514/
Oijor7512/
Jourt7512/
Ijoor7510/
Ajior758/
Jorhe758/
Josre755/
Djorh755/
Ejior755/
Ijore755/
Joråd755/
Ujorh754/
Aijor754/
Ejour753/
Ajhor753/
Jouhr753/
Ojoor753/
Jhour753/
Hujor753/
Jijor752/
Joyre752/
Eijor752/
Jiore752/
Johrh752/
Jyord751/
Jyore751/
Jihor751/
Joord751/
Joorr751/
Joerh751/
Jhoor751/
Djhor751/
Ujour751/
Ujhor751/
Djord751/
Jortt751/
Jjour751/
Ojhor751/
Ajorh751/
Djoor751/
Jzorp751/
Hijor751/
Joerr750/
Joort750/
Hor6716,645/
Zor6715,262/
Jar6710,003/
Yor679,068/
Cor676,865/
Sor676,312/
Ajjour673,949/
Jur671,833/
Ior671,435/
H'Jour67308/
Jijore67183/
Oujour67171/
Djourh67171/
Jorová67124/
Ehjour67122/
Eor67120/
Hjordt6779/
Øijord6767/
Djoure6747/
Josrph6722/
Hejorz6720/
Hjortø6711/
Jorova676/
Gujior675/
Ajiore675/
Hjoure674/
Hejour674/
Jeheor674/
Jhoore673/
Djourp673/
Hijour672/
Ajjore672/
Ojhore671/
Joortt671/
Jorowa671/
Dhjore671/
Schjor671/
Djourd671/
Ejiore671/
Eijoor671/
Hjouhr671/
Jhortt671/
Jihour671/
Hejgor671/
Ojjore671/
Żor671/
Ajhour671/
Djoire671/
Djoore671/
Ojjoor671/
Hdjour671/
Djouhr671/
Ejiorh671/
Ahijor671/
Joheer671/
Shjort670/

Jor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jor in the Tibetan language
ཇོར་jor-
Jor in the Bengali language
জোরjora-
Jor in the Hindi language
जोरjora99.86
Jor in the Marathi language
जोरjora92.31
जॉरjora5.13
जॉर्रjorra2.56
Jor in the Arabic language
جوريjwry-

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