Kor Surname

7,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Kor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India44,5221:17,2291,372
South Sudan20,6091:554110
Nigeria3,2601:54,3384,131
Bangladesh2,5231:63,1623,192
Malaysia1,5741:18,7381,789
Senegal1,2641:11,534402
Cambodia8321:18,6141,265
United States7081:511,94842,890
Papua New Guinea7071:11,5331,034
Pakistan5161:346,2096,879
Liberia3411:12,9281,379
Singapore2951:18,670763
DR Congo2671:276,70325,802
Netherlands2511:67,28011,478
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Iran1761:436,26427,178
France1481:448,80264,499
Canada1311:281,26426,302
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
Cameroon781:266,27025,687
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
Afghanistan481:669,8587,524
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
China291:47,149,0202,555
Australia291:930,88655,860
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
Greece271:410,36354,524
England241:2,321,58686,519
Denmark231:245,42219,084
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Laos41:1,647,081888
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Kór (1) are calculated separately.

Kor (12,474) may also be a first name.

Kor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kor (Arabic: كور, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭ, Hindi: कोर, Marathi: कोर, Oriya: େକାର) is found most in India. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kór. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kor is the 7,156th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 91,893 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Kor reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 52,783rd most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 12,474 people.

The surname Kor is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 44,522 people, or 1 in 17,229. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Rajasthan, where 48 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 16 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 10 percent are found. Excluding India this surname exists in 88 countries. It is also common in South Sudan, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Kor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kor surname is chiefly Orthodox (77%) in Russia and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kor are 1.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $46,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.18% less than the national average, earning $48,601 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kór891/
Kour86392,759/
Kore86100,883/
Khor8669,586/
Koor865,069/
Korr864,777/
Kohr863,271/
Korz86979/
Kuor86544/
Koir86268/
Koer86228/
Korh86162/
Hkor867/
Kcor865/
Kgor863/
Kkor863/
Kojr863/
Ckor862/
Koyr862/
Gkor861/
Korzh7522,678/
Khoir756,165/
Koure752,760/
Koire752,740/
Khore751,415/
Korre751,198/
Khoer75954/
Khour75314/
Koore75303/
Koyre75254/
Khoor75160/
Koehr75149/
Hkour75136/
Korhe7581/
Khorh7539/
Khuor7534/
Kuore7532/
Koerh7528/
Kuorp7527/
Kourz7526/
Kohur7517/
Korpp758/
Korph756/
Kourr755/
Kourh754/
Koorp754/
Korht753/
Kkour753/
Khorr753/
Korhs753/
Khotr753/
Khojr752/
Kkore752/
Koerr752/
Khorz752/
Khorp751/
Koorr751/
Kosrr751/
Kotrr751/
Koytr751/
Kcorr751/
Qukor751/
Kortd751/
Koïre751/
Koyrd751/
Kosrz751/
Korzs751/
Ckhor751/
Hkohr751/
Koorz750/
Kuorr750/
Kar67399,190/
Kur6771,950/
Cor676,865/
Korowa672,261/
Geekor67717/
Korova67249/
Korová67104/
Koordt6765/
Kúr6759/
Khosre6755/
Kůr6735/
Kohrdt6722/
Khoure6719/
Kohgir6717/
Koirth6713/
Khoire6712/
Khosrr6712/
Khojre6710/
Khohre677/
Qor676/
Khourh675/
Kochhr674/
Kousre674/
Korsås674/
Korrhe673/
Kourth672/
Khoore671/
Khourd671/
Koorre671/
Khourz671/
Koihre671/
Khordh671/
Koorhe671/
Koireh671/
Kàr671/
Kár671/
Koyrth671/
Kourhe671/
Kourre671/
Kohrzh671/

Kor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kor in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺭkwr-
Kor in the Oriya language
େକାରekara-
Kor in the Marathi language
कोरkora99.43
Kor in the Hindi language
कोरkora97.74
कोर्kor0.07
Kor in the Arabic language
كورkwr-

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Footnotes

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