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Where Does The Last Name Nor Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Nor (Arabic: نوره, Bengali: নোর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﺭ, Hindi: नूर, Marathi: नोर, Russian: Нор, Tibetan: ནོར་) is most common in Malaysia. It can be found as a variant: Nór or Ñor. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nor? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Nor is the 2,583^rd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 33,864 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Nor live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,446^th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 675,661 people.

The surname Nor is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 102,048 people, or 1 in 289. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 18 percent live, Kelantan, where 17 percent live and Pahang, where 9 percent live. Aside from Malaysia this last name is found in 112 countries. It is also found in Eritrea, where 12 percent live and Somalia, where 10 percent live.

Nor Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Nor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nor surname increased 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nor Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Muslim (67%) in Kenya, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Nor last name are 18.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.79% being registered with the party.

The amount Nor earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.21% less than the national average, earning 328,058 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.86% less than the national average, earning $37,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $54,453 CAD per year.