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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 frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Nór or Ñor. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 2,583^rd most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 33,864 people. The surname Nor is predominantly 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 1,446^th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 675,661 people.

The last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 102,048 people, or 1 in 289. In Malaysia Nor is most numerous in: Selangor, where 18 percent are found, Kelantan, where 17 percent are found and Pahang, where 9 percent are found. Besides Malaysia it is found in 112 countries. It is also common in Eritrea, where 12 percent are found and Somalia, where 10 percent are found.

Nor Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Nor Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nor 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 bearing the Nor last name are 18.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.79% being registered to vote for 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.