Lahore Surname

71,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Lahore Surname Definition:

A surname found in Glasgow is most probably from the lands of Locher (c. 1208—32, Louhere and Louuhir) in the lordship of Avondale. John of Lochor was juror on an inquisition held in Lanark in 1498 and again in 1501 as Jhon Loquhour (Lanark, p.

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Lahore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan4,4801:7,177592
India6921:1,108,47645,476
France4421:150,27823,282
Pakistan3091:578,1369,365
Ivory Coast2321:99,4455,178
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Argentina1291:331,34426,182
Bolivia1021:104,0834,003
United Arab Emirates1021:89,8268,037
Iran561:1,371,11656,327
Spain501:935,04135,950
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Lahore (6,025) may also be a first name.

Lahore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname found in Glasgow is most probably from the lands of Locher (c. 1208—32, Louhere and Louuhir) in the lordship of Avondale. John of Lochor was juror on an inquisition held in Lanark in 1498 and again in 1501 as Jhon Loquhour (Lanark, p. 9, 11). Patrick Laquhoir is recorded in Dalzellis-Kittimure in the parish of Stanehouse, in 1624, and John Lochquhar in Dalzel-Kittimure in 1634 (Lanark). Robert Lochore (1762—1852) was author of Pati and Ralph; an elegiac pastoral on the death of Robert Borns, Glasgow, n.d. Lawquhoir.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Lahore Last Name Facts

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

Lahore (Arabic: لاهور, Hindi: लहोरे, Marathi: लाहोरे) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It can also occur as a variant: Lahoré. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lahore? popularity and diffusion

Lahore is the 71,560th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,056,319 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Lahore are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 85,434th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 6,025 people.

The last name Lahore is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is held by 4,480 people, or 1 in 7,177. In Afghanistan Lahore is most prevalent in: Khost, where 28 percent live, Nangarhar, where 18 percent live and Kabul, where 14 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan it is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Lahore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lahore has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lahore last name expanded 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lahore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lahore surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lahore last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Lahore earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lahoré941/
Lahoure92129/
Lahorie9222/
Lahoree923/
Lahorei922/
Lahorey922/
Lahoreh921/
Lauhore921/
Lahoore921/
Laore91472/
Lahourie8618/
Lahourey861/
Lahori832,924/
Lohore831,296/
Laoure83319/
Lahory83103/
Laoire8333/
Laorie838/
Laores837/
Lajore832/
Lauore831/
Laorge831/
Loahre831/
Laoree831/
Lahouri77387/
Lohoure77193/
Lahorra7798/
Lahoury7787/
Lauhare7735/
Laahori7710/
Lahoiri774/
Laourey773/
Llayore772/
Lahoura772/
Lahoray772/
Lahorip771/
Layorre771/
Lahoryo771/
Laotree771/
Laoress771/
Laoutre771/
Lajorie771/
Laoreth771/
Llauore771/
Lahorai771/
L'Aoure771/
Laori73143/
Laora7360/
Loare7342/
Laory7325/
Laoré731/
Lahoiray718/
Lahourri711/
Llauores711/
Lahaouri711/
Lahorith711/
Lohare673,422/
Lojore671,738/
Laorit671,520/
Laosri67329/
Laotri67218/
Loarer67121/
Laoura67119/
Loares6792/
Loarie6777/
Lohori6766/
Laouri6761/
Laoira6722/
Layori6721/
Lajori6716/
Laoury6714/
Laoris6712/
Lajora675/
Louare674/
Laorio674/
Laoori674/
Loarea672/
Laorid672/
Loyore672/
Loarre672/
Liohoriey671/
Lioare671/
Laorza671/
Loaree671/
Liaori671/
Loarez671/
Lohory671/
Lohoré671/
Layora671/
Leyore671/
Lhaori671/
Loarei671/
Lauare670/

Lahore Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lahore in the Marathi language
लाहोरेlahore93.8
लहोरेlahore1.86
लाहोरlahora1.86
ळाहोरेlahore0.41
लइरेla'ire0.41
लोहोरेlohore0.21
लाहेारेlaheare0.21
Lahore in the Hindi language
लहोरेlahore92.55
लाहोरेlahore4.26
ल्हौरेl'haure1.06
लौहोरेlauhore1.06
लाहौरlahaura1.06
Lahore in the Arabic language
لاهورlahwr-
الهورalhwr-

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