Lour Surname

309,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Lour Surname Definition:

From Lour, which formed part of the parish of Meathielour united with Inverarity c. 1612, James of Lour witnessed a deed of 1250 and as Jacobus de Lur was a juror in 1257 (RAA., I, p. 90). Laurentius de Lure, juror on inquest in Angus, 1321 (RMS.

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Lour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen8151:32,4243,017
United States981:3,698,561204,970
India591:13,001,108227,026
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
France161:4,151,420237,746
South Sudan161:713,442947
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland191:197,0117,414
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Lour (4,697) may also be a first name.

Lour Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Lour, which formed part of the parish of Meathielour united with Inverarity c. 1612, James of Lour witnessed a deed of 1250 and as Jacobus de Lur was a juror in 1257 (RAA., I, p. 90). Laurentius de Lure, juror on inquest in Angus, 1321 (RMS., I, App. I, 29). William Lowar was burgess of Arbroath in 1458 (RAA., II, 115). Jervise says a family of Lur or Lour of that Ilk were councillors of the earls of Crawford in the fifteenth century; and John de Lowre of that Ilk is mentioned in 1466 (Lives, I, p. 117). Adam filius Habha de Lur appears as a charter witness, II. d. (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 344), and John Lovre appears in St. Andrews, 1528 (Laing, 370).

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

Lour Last Name Facts

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

Lour (Hindi: लौर, Russian: Лоур) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lour? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lour is the 309,548th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 5,983,207 people. The last name Lour occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Lour live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 99,962nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,697 people.

Lour is most frequent in Yemen, where it is borne by 815 people, or 1 in 32,424. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: Shabwah Governorate, where 50 percent live, Abyan Governorate, where 46 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent live. Apart from Yemen it occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Lour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lour has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lour surname grew 114 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lour surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lour last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Lour earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.4% less than the national average, earning $36,071 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loure893,611/
Louer89961/
Lourd89217/
Lgour89136/
Lohur8933/
Lhour8928/
Louër8925/
Lourt893/
Lourr892/
Louhr891/
Llour891/
Lourp891/
Lor8686,451/
Lur86381/
Laouer801,946/
L'Hour80323/
Louyer80249/
Leyour8098/
Layour8069/
Lajour8015/
Lourdd805/
Lhourd804/
Lourdh803/
Laiour802/
Louerd801/
Louthr800/
Lord7598,723/
Loor7563,686/
Lohr7519,844/
Lore759,998/
Laur757,978/
Lurz752,597/
Lorz751,842/
Loir751,831/
Loer751,381/
Luhr751,235/
Lure751,183/
Lort751,087/
Lior75938/
Luer75771/
Llor75568/
Lorr75414/
Leur75338/
Lhor75240/
Luur75207/
Liur75108/
Luor7572/
L'Or7554/
Lorh7548/
Lurd7531/
Lutr7531/
Luir7511/
Lurr757/
Lusr757/
Lyor755/
Lurt755/
Losr755/
Lorp753/
Lurø753/
Lojr753/
Lurh752/
Lotr752/
Lyur752/
Lhur752/
Llur752/
Lurp751/
Lgor751/
Hlor751/
Laihour73109/
Laaouer7327/
Louhier7318/
Lahjour7313/
Lajoure738/
Lhourre732/
Louyore731/
Leeoure731/
Lauer6745,080/
Laure6715,491/
Lower679,170/
Loyer678,841/
Loire672,403/
Lhoir671,481/
Lorre671,210/
Leuer671,086/
Llort67963/
Llore67844/
Lahur67775/
Lajur67731/
Liyor67649/
Lojor67467/
Loyor67394/
Liore67255/
Loord67222/
Luyer67199/
Lhore67173/
Llord67118/
Lheur67118/
Loore6787/
Lajor6787/
Loorz6785/
Loyar6783/
Layur6780/
L'Hourre6767/
Lujar6756/
Luure6750/
Loier6748/
Losre6745/
Lordt6734/
Laurd6730/
Lojer6729/
Leyor6729/
Liord6723/
Loirr6722/
Lordh6721/
Luior6719/
Leuar6717/
Loyre6716/
Lusre6716/
Lhort6715/
Layor6712/
Lortt6712/
Leiur6712/
Luthr6710/
Lujer6710/
Lojar678/
L'Hor678/
Lurhs678/
Liuer678/
Lurdh676/
Hlusr676/
Lhuer675/
Lurre675/
Luyar675/
Lautr675/
Lahouere675/
Loird674/
Lujor674/
Leure673/
Luiar673/
Liort673/
Hlore673/
Hliur672/
Luyre672/
Loyrd672/
Lejor672/
Luyor672/
D'Lor672/
Luyér672/
Lyuer672/
Lhure672/
Lojir672/
Lyurd671/
Lurdt671/
Loerh671/
Luire671/
Lohrd671/
Lijor671/
Laurt671/
Luier671/
Lorhe671/
Lorrd671/
Loiér671/
Loiar671/
Luihr671/
Leaur671/
Laurr671/
Laurì671/
Laurė671/
Leurd671/
Lhoer671/
Lhorh671/
Loosr671/
Lordd671/
Luore671/
Laior671/
Luhjr671/
Luird671/
Loytr671/
Lohtr671/
Loirt671/
Lyure671/
Loohr670/
Liorh670/
Luhrt670/
Hlurt670/

Lour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lour in the Hindi language
लौरlaura-
Lour in the Russian language
Лоурlour-

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