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 Or Salary in
United States
$65,694 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| 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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- 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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