Or Surname

21,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Or Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Or Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong8,5601:857107
Bangladesh5,2271:30,4871,959
Turkey2,4921:31,2283,397
Israel2,0891:4,097584
Iran1,3481:56,9606,206
Singapore9971:5,524358
Nigeria6441:275,06615,610
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
United States4271:848,85064,722
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Indonesia3011:439,36636,688
Canada2761:133,49913,853
India2541:3,019,94290,331
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Macau2341:2,571249
Cambodia2121:73,0532,121
Australia1821:148,32815,783
Qatar1251:18,8642,013
Thailand1141:619,635105,115
Taiwan1091:215,0891,834
United Arab Emirates1061:86,4377,875
Malaysia951:310,46616,916
France781:851,573100,617
England771:723,61140,488
Philippines741:1,368,084100,385
Mexico601:2,068,77019,099
Afghanistan581:554,3656,714
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
China391:35,059,5271,855
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Colombia201:2,388,70413,197
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Guatemala81:2,010,3346,458
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Or (35,985) may also be a first name.

Or Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Or Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Or (Hindi: उर्फ, Oriya: ଓର) is found most in Hong Kong. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Or? popularity and diffusion

The surname Or is the 21,195th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 283,353 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Or reside; 35 percent reside in East Asia and 35 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Or is also the 24,204th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 35,985 people.

The surname Or is most frequently used in Hong Kong, where it is held by 8,560 people, or 1 in 857. Not including Hong Kong Or exists in 107 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 20 percent reside and Turkey, where 10 percent reside.

Or Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Or last name is primarily 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orr8089,440/
Ore8042,874/
Hor8016,645/
Gor8015,590/
Ord807,606/
Ort805,812/
Oor802,083/
Ohr801,623/
Our80939/
Uor80777/
Orz80378/
Oer80216/
Orh80207/
Orp80143/
Orø8066/
Otr8035/
Oir8024/
Ojr8024/
Oyr809/
Osr808/
Orș801/
Gour6755,739/
Gorh6732,412/
Hore6720,730/
Hour6713,076/
Oğur6713,037/
Hort679,046/
Hord674,937/
Hoor673,842/
Goor673,306/
Gorr673,161/
Orre672,673/
Horr672,439/
Hoer672,126/
Oord671,381/
Oure671,337/
Horz671,028/
Oort67969/
Hoir67904/
Ortt67824/
Ohyr67774/
Oire67521/
Orhe67342/
Huor67252/
D'or67234/
Oore67183/
Horh67179/
Goir67170/
Osre67134/
Ohur67128/
Hohr67117/
Oehr67104/
Gojr6733/
Uord6723/
Orph6715/
Ourt6712/
Ordd6712/
Oyre679/
Ohrø679/
Ourø678/
Orrh678/
Hotr677/
Oerr675/
Orhz675/
Horț675/
Hojr674/
Orht674/
Ojhr674/
Ortd674/
Oyrd674/
Hhor674/
Uorh673/
Ottr673/
Ourh673/
Ourd673/
Orhd673/
Ourp673/
Hoyr672/
Oorr672/
Ojrt672/
Oerh672/
Orrt672/
Oijr672/
Oirr672/
Ordh672/
Goyr672/
Oird672/
Oorh672/
Orzh672/
Eoor672/
Oyjr672/
Orrz672/
Ohtr672/
Horp671/
Orrr671/
Ourr671/
Ohrr671/
Ordt671/
Eoer671/
Uort671/
Ojrh671/
Uosr671/
Uore671/
Ňoor671/
Oihr671/
Oirp671/
Oirz671/
Oisr671/
Osrd671/
Osrp671/
Ousr671/
Ouyr671/
Orzr671/
Othr671/
Otrd671/
Otrh671/
Otrt671/
Orjz671/
Oyrt671/
Oysr671/
Ohrp671/
Hosr671/

Or Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Or in the Oriya language
ଓରora-
Or in the Hindi language
उर्फurpha67.51
ऊर्फurpha23.1
ओरora5.78
ोरora3.61

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Or
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