Our Surname

379,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Morocco

Our Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Our Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2941:1,232,85487,287
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Iran2551:301,10821,303
India601:12,784,423224,716
Algeria131:2,971,65845,332
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Our (1,882) may also be a first name.

Our Last Name Facts

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

The surname Our (Hindi: ौर, Oriya: ଔର, Russian: Оур) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Our? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 379,929th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,760,965 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 34 percent of Our are found; 34 percent are found in South Asia and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 175,315th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 1,882 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 1,232,854. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 29 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 14 percent are found and Connecticut, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States Our exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 29 percent are found and Iran, where 27 percent are found.

Our Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Our has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Our surname expanded 507 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Our Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Our earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.22% less than the national average, earning $39,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.67% less than the national average, earning $37,922 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gour8655,739/
Hour8613,076/
Oğur8613,037/
Oure861,337/
Ohur86128/
Ouer8628/
Ourt8612/
Ourø868/
Ourh863/
Ourd863/
Ourp863/
Ourr861/
Ousr861/
Ouyr861/
Or8025,719/
Ur805,838/
Ajour754,183/
Ouere753,902/
Ayour751,963/
Gourh751,220/
Ouerd75614/
Hourt75593/
Houre75424/
Hourd75365/
Ourth75242/
Eyour7568/
Aouer7550/
Gouer7542/
Houer7517/
Ojuor7512/
Ouert7512/
Oujer758/
Housr755/
Oujar755/
Ourre753/
Gouhr753/
Hourp751/
Ouyer751/
Ouier751/
Hourh751/
Oujir751/
Ouyor751/
Eoure751/
Ourhe751/
Aiour751/
Orr6789,440/
Ore6742,874/
Hor6716,645/
Gor6715,590/
Hur678,861/
Gur678,155/
Ord677,606/
Ure677,526/
Ort675,812/
Uhr672,107/
Oor672,083/
Aur671,863/
Ohr671,623/
Urh671,189/
Ougier67875/
Uor67777/
Urd67411/
Orz67378/
Urr67353/
Uur67230/
Oer67216/
Orh67207/
Uer67195/
Hayour67162/
Orp67143/
Aihour67108/
Uir67106/
Usr6776/
Urz6774/
Urt6773/
Hajour6772/
Orø6766/
Ouyere6750/
Eur6738/
Houert6737/
Otr6735/
Ahjour6728/
Oir6724/
Ojr6724/
D'Hour6723/
Heyour6718/
Utr6716/
Urp6714/
Hourre6713/
Urø6713/
Aajour6711/
Oyr679/
Osr678/
Uyr678/
Haiour677/
Ujr675/
Ougger674/
Houyer673/
Urå673/
Ayourd672/
Gouyor672/
Ouiare671/
Ourova671/
Hoouer671/
Eourre671/
Ayoure671/
Ojuore671/
Houerd671/
Houjar671/
Orș671/
Ouerre671/
Ouyard671/
Ayhour671/
Oyaure671/
Ouerrd671/
Ouerth671/

Our Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Our in the Hindi language
ौरaura91.89
ऊर्फurpha5.41
उर्फurpha2.7
Our in the Oriya language
ଔରaura50
ଓଉରo'ura50
Our in the Russian language
Оурour-

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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 Our
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