Oor Surname

200,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Oor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5091:35,9034,600
Netherlands2701:62,54510,749
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Macau11:601,6301,582
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Oor (153) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoor863,842/
Goor863,306/
Oord861,381/
Oort86969/
Oore86183/
Eoor862/
Oorh862/
Oorr862/
Ňoor861/
Or8025,719/
Goorh75736/
Hoore75269/
Oordt75248/
Hoort75116/
Goohr759/
Goojr756/
Oojre751/
Hoorr751/
Hootr751/
Oorre751/
Hoord750/
Orr6789,440/
Ore6742,874/
Hor6716,645/
Gor6715,590/
Ord677,606/
Ort675,812/
Ohr671,623/
Our67939/
Uor67777/
Orz67378/
Oer67216/
Orh67207/
Orp67143/
Orø6766/
Otr6735/
Ojr6724/
Oir6724/
Oyr679/
Osr678/
Hooier672/
Orș671/

Oor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oor in the Russian language
Оорoor-

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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
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  • 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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