Nor Surname

2,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Nor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia102,0481:28921
Eritrea26,5731:17963
Somalia21,7141:62075
Myanmar14,3751:3,613167
Egypt13,4841:6,818832
Indonesia9,6341:13,7271,726
Saudi Arabia6,4791:4,762644
Sudan5,3201:7,0511,014
Nigeria3,5011:50,5983,882
Philippines1,9351:52,3198,634
Morocco1,9081:18,0692,767
Russia1,1571:124,56614,787
Pakistan9451:189,0414,700
Ukraine9271:49,1087,116
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Qatar3711:6,356674
Algeria3511:110,06115,926
United States3451:1,050,60676,867
India3251:2,360,20176,760
Iran3151:243,75418,552
United Arab Emirates2991:30,6433,350
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
France2701:246,01038,043
Papua New Guinea2211:36,8954,430
Cambodia1921:80,6622,212
Norway1681:30,6094,223
Brunei1651:2,538444
Brazil1301:1,646,72654,203
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
Romania1231:163,23516,981
Sweden911:108,2067,807
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Taiwan521:450,8603,427
Kazakhstan491:360,86728,961
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia351:771,30649,759
Turkey331:2,358,22575,877
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Belarus301:316,70234,864
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Kyrgyzstan261:229,71721,940
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Northern Cyprus171:18,7654,655
Libya161:390,2481,390
South Sudan161:713,442947
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Armenia101:293,0186,863
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
China61:227,886,92811,701
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Djibouti41:228,733966
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Nór (4) & Ñor (1) are calculated separately.

Nor (675,661) may also be a first name.

Nor Last Name Facts

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

Nor (Arabic: نوره, Bengali: নোর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﺭ, Hindi: नूर, Marathi: नोर, Russian: Нор, Tibetan: ནོར་) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Nór or Ñor. Click here for further potential spellings of Nor.

How Common Is The Last Name Nor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,583rd most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 33,864 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Nor live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nor is also the 1,446th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 675,661 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 102,048 people, or 1 in 289. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Selangor, where 18 percent are found, Kelantan, where 17 percent are found and Pahang, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia it is found in 112 countries. It also occurs in Eritrea, where 12 percent are found and Somalia, where 10 percent are found.

Nor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nor last name expanded 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nor Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Nor surname are 18.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.79% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nór894/
Ñor891/
Noor861,310,518/
Nour86378,875/
Ngor8624,264/
Nord8617,357/
Nore868,409/
Noer868,163/
Noir865,984/
Nohr862,249/
Norr861,010/
Norz86587/
Nort86526/
Nuor86192/
Norh86181/
Nhor86138/
Gnor8643/
Norp8641/
Norø8639/
Nnor8627/
Hnor8611/
Noyr867/
Nosr865/
Norå865/
Norì863/
Notr861/
Noort751,895/
Nordh751,516/
Noire751,176/
Nordt751,063/
Noure75903/
Noord75767/
Noore75690/
Norre75611/
Nohur75551/
Noorz75420/
Noerr75243/
Nourd75127/
Ngoor7580/
Nordø7567/
Noyre7553/
Nourp7538/
Gnore7537/
Noirt7533/
Hnoor7520/
Nhore7515/
Nortt7515/
Nourr7515/
Noorr7513/
Ngour7513/
Norrå7512/
Nohrr7510/
Noird7510/
Noorh758/
Nourt757/
N'Gor755/
Nordd754/
Nourh753/
Noohr753/
Nordå753/
Norph752/
Nngor752/
Hnour752/
Nnoor752/
N'Our751/
Norht751/
Nosre751/
Notrh751/
Hnord751/
Hnore751/
Gnour751/
Nnour751/
Ngorh751/
Norhe751/
Nourz751/
Nuord751/
Norzr751/
Nhour751/
Norrd750/
Gnoir750/
Gnorr750/
Nortd750/
Nur67287,066/
Nar6721,728/
Norova6715,994/
Ngnore6756/
Noordt6742/
Noordh6723/
Gnoire6720/
Norová679/
Nourdh676/
Nourre675/
Hngour674/
Hngorh672/
Nordth671/
Geenor671/
Noorrt671/
Gnorre671/
Noisre671/
Nãr671/
Noorhd671/
Noshhr671/

Nor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nor in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻮﺭnwr-
Nor in the Tibetan language
ནོར་nor-
Nor in the Bengali language
নোরnora-
Nor in the Marathi language
नोरnora86.48
नॉरnora12.1
नॉर्nor1.42
Nor in the Hindi language
नूरnura59.09
नोरnora40.91
Nor in the Russian language
Норnor-
Nor in the Arabic language
نورهnwrh-

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