Mor Surname

15,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Mor Surname User-submission:

The Hebrew name Mor means 'myrrh'.

Mor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9,6461:79,5225,366
Israel8,7461:97855
Turkey3,2161:24,1982,772
Pakistan2,8141:63,4842,372
Italy2,3861:25,6314,573
United States1,6441:220,47421,396
Spain1,6281:28,7172,951
Egypt9151:100,4768,511
Brazil4561:469,46117,773
Papua New Guinea4141:19,6952,047
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Thailand3701:190,91431,458
Portugal3491:29,8521,897
France3091:214,96033,430
Denmark2991:18,8791,856
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Poland2341:162,43122,832
Nigeria2301:770,18634,704
Indonesia2161:612,26548,529
Taiwan1971:119,0091,104
Iran1951:393,75725,391
Malaysia1881:156,8849,733
Mexico1231:1,009,15613,192
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Ukraine1021:446,30152,698
Djibouti1001:9,149584
Argentina921:464,60234,717
England911:612,28636,401
Switzerland911:90,2529,968
Germany861:936,11065,790
Australia821:329,21628,102
Uruguay731:47,0105,282
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Cambodia561:276,5563,395
Liberia461:95,8387,727
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Panama421:93,1493,638
Austria411:207,69425,759
Gibraltar381:894185
Angola361:749,7002,649
Chile301:587,21614,299
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Croatia211:201,36224,020
China201:68,366,0783,721
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
Norway131:395,56035,657
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Czechia121:886,12273,425
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Finland71:785,24338,644
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Mór (125) & Môr (1) are calculated separately.

Mor (132,812) may also be a first name.

Mor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Hebrew name Mor means 'myrrh'.

- uriamiram

Mor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mor (Bengali: মোর, Georgian: მორ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺭ, Hindi: मोर, Marathi: मोर, Oriya: େମାର) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Mór or Môr. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,094th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 197,511 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Mor reside; 34 percent reside in South Asia and 26 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 7,846th most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 132,812 people.

The surname Mor is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 9,646 people, or 1 in 79,522. In India Mor is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 40 percent live, Telangana, where 19 percent live and Haryana, where 15 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in 129 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 24 percent live and Turkey, where 9 percent live.

Mor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mor surname increased 4,215 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (74%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Mor surname are 7.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Mor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 86.39% more than the national average, earning $42,315,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $41,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.25% more than the national average, earning $56,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mór89125/
Môr891/
More86837,337/
Mohr8692,661/
Moor8621,458/
Moir8617,625/
Mort867,523/
Mour862,573/
Morr862,527/
Mord86645/
Moer86281/
Moyr86204/
Morh86197/
Mmor86190/
Mgor86147/
Morz86131/
Muor8655/
Hmor8640/
Mhor8630/
Morp8621/
Mojr8616/
Mosr8615/
Motr8615/
Morå864/
Morì864/
Moïr861/
Moore751,171,067/
Moure759,495/
Morre753,027/
Moire75909/
Moort75615/
Mohur75345/
Mordt75249/
Mohyr75233/
Mourh75104/
Mosre7564/
Moord7561/
Moitr7528/
Mmore7521/
Mhore7520/
Moohr7519/
Mohrr7519/
Morhs7518/
Mouhr7518/
Moirt7516/
Mhoer7515/
Mordh7515/
Motrø7515/
Moorh7514/
Mourd7513/
Morhe7512/
Moosr7512/
Mortt7510/
Moorr7510/
Moird7510/
Mourt7510/
Moyre757/
Moutr757/
Hmour757/
Mhotr756/
Mouyr756/
Moorz755/
Morøe755/
Muore754/
Mooyr754/
Mohrt754/
Moorp753/
Morph753/
Mothr753/
Hmhor752/
Mhoor752/
Morht752/
Hmoor752/
Mottr752/
Morrt751/
Mootr751/
Moytr751/
Moihr751/
Mojhr751/
Morrh751/
Mgoor751/
Morzh751/
Morțe751/
Mhour751/
Moirr751/
Mmour751/
Morhd751/
Mohrh751/
Muort751/
Mhort751/
Hmore751/
Moerr750/
Mourz750/
Moyhr750/
Mar67214,093/
Mur6712,170/
Morova67990/
Morowa67968/
Mourre67935/
Morová67276/
Már67265/
Moorre6718/
Mür6714/
Moorhe677/
D'More676/
Mmoore675/
Můr673/
Mhorhe671/
Mosrrt671/
Moorph671/
Mùr671/
Mourdh671/
Moorrz671/
Moirre671/
D'Mohr671/
Mourhe671/
Mohrdt670/
Mhoore670/

Mor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mor in the Georgian language
მორmor-
Mor in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺭmwr-
Mor in the Bengali language
মোরmora-
Mor in the Oriya language
େମାରemara-
Mor in the Hindi language
मोरmora99.74
मोर्mor0.18
Mor in the Marathi language
मोरmora97.19
मोरेmore2.59

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Mor Reference & Research

Mora DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Mora FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mor
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