Ora Surname
Approximately 8,216 people bear this surname
Ora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,455 | 1:41,238 | 6,491 |
| Indonesia | 1,591 | 1:83,123 | 8,771 |
| India | 1,018 | 1:753,502 | 34,314 |
| Papua New Guinea | 577 | 1:14,131 | 1,352 |
| Nigeria | 409 | 1:433,112 | 22,320 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| United States | 285 | 1:1,271,786 | 89,511 |
| Japan | 257 | 1:497,449 | 14,392 |
| Finland | 256 | 1:21,471 | 3,012 |
| Peru | 144 | 1:220,723 | 9,717 |
| Solomon Islands | 90 | 1:6,445 | 950 |
| Brazil | 69 | 1:3,102,527 | 89,979 |
| Haiti | 58 | 1:184,205 | 7,235 |
| Taiwan | 52 | 1:450,860 | 3,427 |
| Nepal | 51 | 1:558,450 | 4,608 |
| French Polynesia | 49 | 1:5,731 | 1,283 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Italy | 29 | 1:2,108,851 | 90,314 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Norway | 28 | 1:183,653 | 21,594 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Croatia | 25 | 1:169,144 | 21,748 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
The alternate forms: Óra (60) & Öra (1) are calculated separately.
Ora (26,211) may also be a first name.
Ora Demographics
Average Male Ora Height
174.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ora Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ora (Arabic: أورا, Hindi: ओरा, Marathi: ओरा, Oriya: ଓରା) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Óra or Öra. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ora? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 61,206th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 886,994 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Ora live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 29 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 30,869th most common given name on earth It is held by 26,211 people.
It is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,455 people, or 1 in 41,238. In The Philippines Ora is mostly concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 16 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 15 percent live and Calabarzon, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Ora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ora has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ora last name increased 1,018 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ora Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Ora last name are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.52% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ora earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.67% less than the national average, earning 257,252 kr per year; in Peru they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,259 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.61% more than the national average, earning R 296,124 per year and in United States they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $44,266 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ora Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ora in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓରା | ora | - |
| Ora in the Marathi language | ||
| ओरा | ora | 99.36 |
| ऑरा | ora | 0.64 |
| Ora in the Hindi language | ||
| ओरा | ora | 73.08 |
| औरा | aura | 19.23 |
| निहोरा | nihora | 3.85 |
| ोरा | ora | 3.85 |
| Ora in the Arabic language | ||
| أورا | awra | - |
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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 Ora
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