Oor Surname
Approximately 2,083 people bear this surname
Oor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,509 | 1:35,903 | 4,600 |
| Netherlands | 270 | 1:62,545 | 10,749 |
| Nigeria | 103 | 1:1,719,833 | 63,088 |
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Oor (153) may also be a first name.
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Oor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oor (Russian: Оор) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oor? popularity and diffusion
Oor is the 200,386th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,498,582 people. The surname Oor occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Oor are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Oor is also the 743,570th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 153 people.
This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,509 people, or 1 in 35,903. In South Africa Oor is primarily found in: Northern Cape, where 67 percent reside, Gauteng, where 10 percent reside and Western Cape, where 10 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Oor Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Oor surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.
The amount Oor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 41.77% less than the national average, earning R 138,384 per year and in United States they earn 30.76% less than the national average, earning $29,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoor | 86 | 3,842 | / |
| Goor | 86 | 3,306 | / |
| Oord | 86 | 1,381 | / |
| Oort | 86 | 969 | / |
| Oore | 86 | 183 | / |
| Eoor | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oorh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oorr | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ňoor | 86 | 1 | / |
| Or | 80 | 25,719 | / |
| Goorh | 75 | 736 | / |
| Hoore | 75 | 269 | / |
| Oordt | 75 | 248 | / |
| Hoort | 75 | 116 | / |
| Goohr | 75 | 9 | / |
| Goojr | 75 | 6 | / |
| Oojre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoorr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hootr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oorre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoord | 75 | 0 | / |
| Orr | 67 | 89,440 | / |
| Ore | 67 | 42,874 | / |
| Hor | 67 | 16,645 | / |
| Gor | 67 | 15,590 | / |
| Ord | 67 | 7,606 | / |
| Ort | 67 | 5,812 | / |
| Ohr | 67 | 1,623 | / |
| Our | 67 | 939 | / |
| Uor | 67 | 777 | / |
| Orz | 67 | 378 | / |
| Oer | 67 | 216 | / |
| Orh | 67 | 207 | / |
| Orp | 67 | 143 | / |
| Orø | 67 | 66 | / |
| Otr | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ojr | 67 | 24 | / |
| Oir | 67 | 24 | / |
| Oyr | 67 | 9 | / |
| Osr | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hooier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orș | 67 | 1 | / |
Oor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oor in the Russian language | ||
| Оор | oor | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oor
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