Kour Surname

1,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India387,7161:1,978206
Iran1,2181:63,0406,723
Syria1,0541:18,3121,378
Jordan9771:9,0511,696
England2231:249,85720,242
United Arab Emirates2091:43,8394,438
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Lebanon1231:45,8303,944
Liberia901:48,9844,396
Pakistan851:2,101,69319,804
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Australia611:442,55234,724
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Canada441:837,40065,151
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
Palestine161:284,30310,570
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Wales51:618,90625,852
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kour (1,535) may also be a first name.

Kour Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭ, Hindi: कौर, Marathi: कोर, Oriya: େକୗର, Russian: Коур) is most common in India. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kour? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kour is the 1,382nd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 18,555 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kour are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kour is also the 197,958th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,535 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 387,716 people, or 1 in 1,978. In India Kour is primarily concentrated in: Rajasthan, where 79 percent live, Punjab, where 9 percent live and Jammu and Kashmir, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 0 percent live and Syria, where 0 percent live.

Kour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kour has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 15,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kour last name is chiefly Sunni (90%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Kour are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kour earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.49% more than the national average, earning $49,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $46,970 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koure892,760/
Khour89314/
Kouer89149/
Hkour89136/
Kourz8926/
Kohur8917/
Kourr895/
Kourh894/
Kkour893/
Kor8679,305/
Kur8671,950/
Kajour8096/
Kouere8087/
Khoure8019/
Kayour807/
Khourh805/
Kousre804/
Khouer802/
Kourth802/
Koujar802/
Kaouer802/
Kaiour801/
Khourd801/
Kouier801/
Khourz801/
Koujer801/
Kouyar801/
Kourhe801/
Kourre801/
Kouesr801/
Kaur759,624,267/
Kore75100,883/
Khor7569,586/
Kurz7553,469/
Kuir7531,600/
Kuer7530,963/
Kure7527,897/
Kuur757,199/
Kuhr755,223/
Koor755,069/
Korr754,777/
Kohr753,271/
Keur751,820/
Kurr751,266/
Cour751,016/
Korz75979/
Kuor75544/
Khur75372/
Koir75268/
Koer75228/
Korh75162/
Qour7573/
Kujr7521/
Kurh7515/
Hkor757/
Kcor755/
Kurå755/
Kgor753/
Kkor753/
Kojr753/
Ckor752/
Koyr752/
Kkur751/
Kuyr751/
Gkor751/
Kåur751/
Hkur751/
Kourova732,326/
Khajour73702/
Khayour73585/
Kourová73104/
Kouhgir7315/
Kayhour7313/
Kouhyar735/
Keyhour731/
Khaiour731/
Khoujer731/
Koujare731/
Kourchz731/
Court6726,189/
Korzh6722,678/
Kauer676,575/
Khoir676,165/
Kurhe674,493/
Kurre673,807/
Koire672,740/
Kaior671,472/
Khore671,415/
Korre671,198/
Kuyer671,002/
Khoer67954/
Kaure67924/
Kujar67912/
Kajur67816/
Kaurr67801/
Kojar67735/
Keyur67684/
Kower67635/
Kuyar67461/
Kajor67452/
Kheur67416/
Keuer67316/
Koore67303/
Koyar67265/
Koyre67254/
Khure67247/
Kuire67240/
Coure67202/
Kujir67190/
Koier67174/
Courr67173/
Kautr67165/
Khoor67160/
Kuehr67150/
Koehr67149/
Kaiur67135/
Kayor67130/
Kauur67120/
Kojer67120/
Kkaur67110/
Kahur67109/
Koyor67104/
Kayur67103/
Koyer6794/
Kujor6786/
Kojor6782/
Korhe6781/
Khaur6760/
Kujer6753/
Kuyor6751/
Khurr6751/
Kijor6746/
Khorh6739/
Khuor6734/
Kiyor6733/
Kuore6732/
Kaujr6730/
Kuier6730/
Koerh6728/
Kuorp6727/
Kuiar6725/
Kuhyr6723/
Keaur6718/
Kuior6718/
Kutrz6712/
Courp6712/
Couer6711/
Kejor6710/
Kaurh679/
Koior679/
Kyior679/
Koyir678/
Korpp678/
Korph676/
Kurph674/
Kiior674/
Kuiir674/
Koorp674/
Kuurh674/
Courd673/
Kurzz673/
Korht673/
Khorr673/
Korhs673/
Khotr673/
Khojr672/
Keuar672/
Keure672/
Kkore672/
Koerr672/
Khorz672/
Kurzh672/
Kurpė672/
Kuyjr672/
Kujjr671/
Kujrr671/
Keuor671/
Khurh671/
Khorp671/
Koiar671/
Qhour671/
Koorr671/
Kuyrz671/
Kusrz671/
Kosrr671/
Kotrr671/
Koytr671/
Kujre671/
Hkaur671/
Hkusr671/
Ckaur671/
Kurdh671/
Kcorr671/
Qukor671/
Kortd671/
Hkure671/
Keyor671/
Kaurz671/
Kkure671/
Khuhr671/
Kurtë671/
Kuršs671/
Kuyrd671/
Koïre671/
Koyrd671/
Kosrz671/
Korzs671/
Qourt671/
Quour671/
Gkourova671/
Kurrd671/
Kojir671/
Ckhor671/
Qckur671/
Cousr671/
Kurpp671/
Hkohr671/
Keuhr670/
Kuerr670/
Khuer670/
Keior670/
Kurrz670/
Koorz670/
Kuorr670/
Ckuhr670/

Kour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺭkwr-
Kour in the Hindi language
कौरkaura99.97
कौऱkaura0.01
कोरkora0.01
क़ौरqaura0
कौऱkaura0
कौरीkauri0
कोंरkonra0
Kour in the Oriya language
େକୗରekara90.63
େକାରekara5.38
ଗୁରୁguru0.15
Kour in the Marathi language
कोरkora60
कोऊरko'ura40
Kour in the Russian language
Коурkour-

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