Or Surname
Approximately 25,719 people bear this surname
Or Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 8,560 | 1:857 | 107 |
| Bangladesh | 5,227 | 1:30,487 | 1,959 |
| Turkey | 2,492 | 1:31,228 | 3,397 |
| Israel | 2,089 | 1:4,097 | 584 |
| Iran | 1,348 | 1:56,960 | 6,206 |
| Singapore | 997 | 1:5,524 | 358 |
| Nigeria | 644 | 1:275,066 | 15,610 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| United States | 427 | 1:848,850 | 64,722 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Indonesia | 301 | 1:439,366 | 36,688 |
| Canada | 276 | 1:133,499 | 13,853 |
| India | 254 | 1:3,019,942 | 90,331 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Macau | 234 | 1:2,571 | 249 |
| Cambodia | 212 | 1:73,053 | 2,121 |
| Australia | 182 | 1:148,328 | 15,783 |
| Qatar | 125 | 1:18,864 | 2,013 |
| Thailand | 114 | 1:619,635 | 105,115 |
| Taiwan | 109 | 1:215,089 | 1,834 |
| United Arab Emirates | 106 | 1:86,437 | 7,875 |
| Malaysia | 95 | 1:310,466 | 16,916 |
| France | 78 | 1:851,573 | 100,617 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Philippines | 74 | 1:1,368,084 | 100,385 |
| Mexico | 60 | 1:2,068,770 | 19,099 |
| Afghanistan | 58 | 1:554,365 | 6,714 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Pakistan | 44 | 1:4,060,088 | 28,888 |
| Spain | 44 | 1:1,062,546 | 38,570 |
| China | 39 | 1:35,059,527 | 1,855 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Colombia | 20 | 1:2,388,704 | 13,197 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Guatemala | 8 | 1:2,010,334 | 6,458 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Or (35,985) may also be a first name.
Or Demographics
Average Male Or Height
173.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Or Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Or Come From? nationality or country of origin
Or (Hindi: उर्फ, Oriya: ଓର) is held by more people in Hong Kong than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Or? popularity and diffusion
The last name Or is the 21,195th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 283,353 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Or are found; 35 percent are found in East Asia and 35 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 24,204th most common first name globally. It is borne by 35,985 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 8,560 people, or 1 in 857. Not including Hong Kong this last name is found in 107 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 20 percent live and Turkey, where 10 percent live.
Or Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (69%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus, Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
The amount Or earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.72% less than the national average, earning R 143,244 per year; in United States they earn 52.25% more than the national average, earning $65,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.99% more than the national average, earning $58,124 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orr | 80 | 89,440 | / |
| Ore | 80 | 42,874 | / |
| Hor | 80 | 16,645 | / |
| Gor | 80 | 15,590 | / |
| Ord | 80 | 7,606 | / |
| Ort | 80 | 5,812 | / |
| Oor | 80 | 2,083 | / |
| Ohr | 80 | 1,623 | / |
| Our | 80 | 939 | / |
| Uor | 80 | 777 | / |
| Orz | 80 | 378 | / |
| Oer | 80 | 216 | / |
| Orh | 80 | 207 | / |
| Orp | 80 | 143 | / |
| Orø | 80 | 66 | / |
| Otr | 80 | 35 | / |
| Oir | 80 | 24 | / |
| Ojr | 80 | 24 | / |
| Oyr | 80 | 9 | / |
| Osr | 80 | 8 | / |
| Orș | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gour | 67 | 55,739 | / |
| Gorh | 67 | 32,412 | / |
| Hore | 67 | 20,730 | / |
| Hour | 67 | 13,076 | / |
| Oğur | 67 | 13,037 | / |
| Hort | 67 | 9,046 | / |
| Hord | 67 | 4,937 | / |
| Hoor | 67 | 3,842 | / |
| Goor | 67 | 3,306 | / |
| Gorr | 67 | 3,161 | / |
| Orre | 67 | 2,673 | / |
| Horr | 67 | 2,439 | / |
| Hoer | 67 | 2,126 | / |
| Oord | 67 | 1,381 | / |
| Oure | 67 | 1,337 | / |
| Horz | 67 | 1,028 | / |
| Oort | 67 | 969 | / |
| Hoir | 67 | 904 | / |
| Ortt | 67 | 824 | / |
| Ohyr | 67 | 774 | / |
| Oire | 67 | 521 | / |
| Orhe | 67 | 342 | / |
| Huor | 67 | 252 | / |
| D'or | 67 | 234 | / |
| Oore | 67 | 183 | / |
| Horh | 67 | 179 | / |
| Goir | 67 | 170 | / |
| Osre | 67 | 134 | / |
| Ohur | 67 | 128 | / |
| Hohr | 67 | 117 | / |
| Oehr | 67 | 104 | / |
| Gojr | 67 | 33 | / |
| Uord | 67 | 23 | / |
| Orph | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ourt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ordd | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oyre | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ohrø | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ourø | 67 | 8 | / |
| Orrh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hotr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oerr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orhz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Horț | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hojr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojhr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ortd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oyrd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hhor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uorh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ottr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ourh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ourd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orhd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ourp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hoyr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oorr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojrt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oerh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orrt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oijr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oirr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ordh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goyr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oird | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oorh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orzh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eoor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyjr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orrz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohtr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Horp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ordt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eoer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uort | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uosr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ňoor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oihr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oirp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oirz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oisr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Osrp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ousr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orzr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Othr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orjz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oysr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohrp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hosr | 67 | 1 | / |
Or Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Or in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓର | ora | - |
| Or in the Hindi language | ||
| उर्फ | urpha | 67.51 |
| ऊर्फ | urpha | 23.1 |
| ओर | ora | 5.78 |
| ोर | ora | 3.61 |
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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 Or
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