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.
Oor Demographics
Average Oor Salary in
United States
$29,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oor (Russian: Оор) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oor? popularity and diffusion
Oor is the 200,386th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,498,582 people. This surname 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. It is also the 743,570th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 153 people.
The surname Oor is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne 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 it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Oor Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Oor last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being 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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