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
The last name Or (Hindi: उर्फ, Oriya: ଓର) occurs more in Hong Kong more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Or.
How Common Is The Last Name Or? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 21,195th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 283,353 people. This surname is primarily found 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 prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 35,985 people.
The surname Or is most frequently used in Hong Kong, where it is carried by 8,560 people, or 1 in 857. Other than Hong Kong this last name occurs 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 last name 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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