Khor Surname

8,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Khor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan29,0631:39385
Malaysia28,0961:1,050144
Sudan4,7601:7,8801,122
Thailand1,5521:45,5145,178
Iran1,4601:52,5915,827
Singapore1,0141:5,432354
Pakistan8141:219,4645,191
Kenya7651:60,3665,907
Australia3961:68,1718,115
United States3771:961,43071,554
India2261:3,394,09597,556
England1591:350,42825,285
Russia1331:1,083,63281,637
Afghanistan1131:284,5414,597
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Canada601:614,09350,489
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Cambodia491:316,0643,580
Ukraine361:1,264,519108,003
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Qatar311:76,0647,685
China301:45,577,3862,472
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Wales41:773,63329,106
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Macau31:200,543803
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Khor (25,727) may also be a first name.

Khor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khor (Bengali: খোর, Hindi: खोर, Marathi: खोर, Russian: Хор) is most common in South Sudan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Khor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,180th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 104,727 people. Khor occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Khor are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Khor is also the 31,295th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 25,727 people.

The last name Khor is most frequently held in South Sudan, where it is held by 29,063 people, or 1 in 393. Beside South Sudan this surname exists in 66 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 40 percent reside and Sudan, where 7 percent reside.

Khor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Khor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Khor last name grew 9,425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Khor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Khor surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Khor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.3% more than the national average, earning $48,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.19% more than the national average, earning $52,263 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khoir896,165/
Khore891,415/
Khoer89954/
Khour89314/
Khoor89160/
Khorh8939/
Khuor8934/
Khorr893/
Khotr893/
Khojr892/
Khorz892/
Khorp891/
Ckhor891/
Kor8679,305/
Hor8616,645/
Khosre8055/
Khoure8019/
Khoire8012/
Khosrr8012/
Khojre8010/
Khohre807/
Khourh805/
Khoore801/
Khourd801/
Khourz801/
Khordh801/
Kour75392,759/
Kore75100,883/
Hore7520,730/
Hour7513,076/
Hort759,046/
Chor755,319/
Kuhr755,223/
Koor755,069/
Hord754,937/
Khar754,883/
Korr754,777/
Hoor753,842/
Kohr753,271/
Kahr753,220/
Horr752,439/
Kühr751,543/
Horz751,028/
Korz75979/
Hoir75904/
Kuor75544/
Khur75372/
Koir75268/
Huor75252/
Koer75228/
Horh75179/
Korh75162/
Hohr75117/
Khür7517/
Hotr757/
Hkor757/
Kcor755/
Horț755/
Hojr754/
Hhor754/
Kgor753/
Kkor753/
Kojr753/
Ckor752/
Hoyr752/
Koyr752/
Horp751/
Gkor751/
Hosr751/
Khorova73536/
Khorová7328/
Khoheer731/
Kahar67131,222/
Khare6761,832/
Korzh6722,678/
Chore679,554/
Choir672,836/
Koure672,760/
Koire672,740/
Chorr671,537/
Korre671,198/
Chhor67735/
Chort67654/
Hourt67593/
Chour67506/
Houre67424/
Kheur67416/
Hourd67365/
Horre67305/
Koore67303/
Chord67280/
Hoore67269/
Koyre67254/
Khure67247/
Kharh67212/
Hjour67193/
Chuor67189/
Hordt67186/
Hortt67161/
Koehr67149/
Hkour67136/
Hoort67116/
Kahur67109/
Khaar6784/
Choor6783/
Korhe6781/
Khaur6760/
Huort6756/
Khurr6751/
Horzs6748/
Hoire6737/
Kuore6732/
Qhore6730/
Kuorp6727/
Kourz6726/
Kuhyr6723/
Hoyrd6721/
Kharr6720/
Kohur6717/
Hordh6710/
Choyr678/
Qhoir678/
Korpp678/
Korph676/
Housr675/
Kourr675/
Hosrt675/
Horhe675/
Khhar674/
Huord674/
Kharz674/
Chorh674/
Koorp674/
Korht673/
Kkour673/
Khgar673/
Kahrt673/
Korhs673/
Chorp672/
Khahr672/
Kahrr672/
Kkore672/
Koerr672/
Hosre672/
Khosrowa672/
Kaahr671/
Khurh671/
Khoyrova671/
Qhour671/
Koorr671/
Kosrr671/
Kotrr671/
Koytr671/
Hourp671/
Hoyre671/
Hoyrz671/
Hoirt671/
Hootr671/
Horjs671/
Kcorr671/
Qukor671/
Kortd671/
Horht671/
Hoorr671/
Hourh671/
Khuhr671/
Koïre671/
Koyrd671/
Kosrz671/
Korzs671/
Horzh671/
Hkohr671/
Hoird670/
Hoord670/
Keuhr670/
Horrt670/
Kahrz670/
Koorz670/
Kuorr670/
Ckuhr670/

Khor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khor in the Bengali language
খোরkhora-
Khor in the Marathi language
खोरkhora92.75
कोरkora2.9
कहोरkahora2.9
खॉरkhora1.45
Khor in the Hindi language
खोरkhora82.98
खोर्khor8.51
कोरkora4.26
ख्ोरkhora2.13
खॉरkhora2.13
Khor in the Russian language
Хорhor-

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