Lor Surname

6,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Laos
Highest density in:
Laos

Lor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Laos73,7191:8916
United States6,1281:59,1486,995
Philippines3,0591:33,0954,902
Malaysia7451:39,5903,233
France7171:92,64013,425
Thailand1961:360,40063,106
Belgium1731:66,45510,647
Taiwan1591:147,4511,324
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Spain1331:351,51920,096
Australia1221:221,27621,136
Canada1211:304,50928,133
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Turkey871:894,49942,184
Cambodia861:180,0832,937
Liberia751:58,7805,161
India701:10,958,077204,613
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Netherlands461:367,11340,368
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
China271:50,641,5392,733
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Serbia191:376,05017,192
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
England181:3,095,448105,421
South Sudan161:713,442947
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

The alternate forms: Lór (34) are calculated separately.

Lor (2,849) may also be a first name.

Lor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lor (Hindi: लोर, Marathi: लोर) occurs more in Laos more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Lór. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lor is the 6,534th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 84,297 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Lor are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 136,395th most common first name at a global level It is held by 2,849 people.

It is most numerous in Laos, where it is carried by 73,719 people, or 1 in 89. Apart from Laos Lor exists in 80 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

Lor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lor has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 21,886 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lor surname is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lor last name are 0.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.83% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lor earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.47% more than the national average, earning R 421,740 per year; in United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $49,568 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lór8934/
Lord8698,723/
Loor8663,686/
Lohr8619,844/
Lore869,998/
Lorz861,842/
Loir861,831/
Loer861,381/
Lour861,218/
Lort861,087/
Lior86938/
Llor86568/
Lorr86414/
Lhor86240/
Luor8672/
L'Or8654/
Lorh8648/
Lyor865/
Losr865/
Lorp863/
Lojr863/
Lotr862/
Lgor861/
Hlor861/
Loure753,611/
Loire752,403/
Lhoir751,481/
Lorre751,210/
Llort75963/
Llore75844/
Liore75255/
Loord75222/
Lourd75217/
Lhore75173/
Lgour75136/
Llord75118/
Loore7587/
Loorz7585/
Losre7545/
Lordt7534/
Lohur7533/
Lhour7528/
Louër7525/
Liord7523/
Loirr7522/
Lordh7521/
Loyre7516/
Lhort7515/
Lortt7512/
L'Hor758/
Loird754/
Liort753/
Lourt753/
Hlore753/
D'Lor752/
Lourr752/
Loyrd752/
Lorhe751/
Loirt751/
Lohtr751/
Loytr751/
Luore751/
Lordd751/
Loosr751/
Lhorh751/
Lhoer751/
Lourp751/
Loerh751/
Lohrd751/
Louhr751/
Llour751/
Lorrd751/
Liorh750/
Loohr750/
Lar6721,015/
L'Hoir67432/
Lur67381/
L'Hour67323/
Geelor67184/
Lorova6740/
Lorowa6719/
Lár6712/
Lourdd675/
Lhourd674/
Lür673/
Liorre673/
Lourdh673/
Lorová672/
L'Hoer672/
D'Lord672/
Leeoor671/
Loehrh671/
Loordh671/
Loothr671/
Lohrre671/
Loshhr671/
Lloyrd671/
Louthr670/
Lloire670/
Leeoer670/

Lor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lor in the Hindi language
लोरlora-
Lor in the Marathi language
लोरlora66.67
लॉरlora33.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lor
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