Razor Surname

262,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Razor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Razor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3441:269,68725,341
Romania351:573,65341,852
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
India111:69,733,217610,955
England81:6,964,757184,742
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
China51:273,464,31313,838
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4661:107,76510,786

The alternate forms: Răzor (35) & Räzor (1) are calculated separately.

Razor (257) may also be a first name.

Razor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Razor (Arabic: رزور) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Răzor or Räzor. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Razor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 262,597th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,881,143 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Razor live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. Razor is also the 555,528th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 257 people.

The surname Razor is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,344 people, or 1 in 269,687. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 19 percent are found, Kentucky, where 12 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Razor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Razor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Razor surname rose 288 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Razor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Razor last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Razor surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Razor earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.07% less than the national average, earning $36,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $30,611 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Răzor9335/
Räzor931/
Rayzor91153/
Reazor91109/
Razore9177/
Raizor9173/
Razour9137/
Razgor913/
Razoir913/
Razoor912/
Razzor911/
Raezor910/
Raszor910/
Razzore83130/
Razgour8325/
Razourz839/
Rhazour839/
Razzour832/
Raitzor830/
Rasor802,228/
Rajor80414/
Razar80175/
Rozor8087/
Rezor8013/
Razur802/
Racor801/
Razorova771/
Razzourt771/
Rachor732,025/
Reasor731,774/
Raisor731,249/
Raysor731,149/
Rasore73183/
Rajour73107/
Razgar7371/
Razzar7360/
Rasoor7338/
Raezar7335/
Radzar7329/
Racour7327/
Rajuor7321/
Raizar7321/
Rajoor7319/
Reyzor7317/
Rauzar7316/
Razard738/
Ratzar736/
Reezor736/
Razare734/
Redzor734/
Rasour733/
Rajorh732/
Razure732/
Rasgor732/
Rezzor732/
Rajhor732/
Rajjor732/
Reazar732/
Rajoyr731/
Raicor731/
Raizur731/
Reaxor731/
Rezoir731/
Rascor731/
Razhar731/
Raziur731/
Rodzor731/
Rashor731/
Rasoir731/
Raazar731/
Reazur731/
Razzur731/
Raziar731/
Rahzar731/
Rajzar731/
Rassor730/
Rozoer730/
Reacor730/
Rhazzar67274/
Rashour6738/
Reashor6732/
Raisoir6732/
Rachore6730/
Rassoor6723/
Rachoor6714/
Radsord6713/
Rajoure677/
Radjour677/
Rajhore675/
Raysord673/
Raichor673/
Raisord672/
Rachhor672/
Raisour672/
Rajjour671/
Rachour671/
Rahsour671/
Raasoor671/
Rassord671/
Ratjore671/
Raysoor671/
Raysour671/
Rayzure671/
Rahjoor671/
Rassour671/
Rehzoor671/
Razhard671/
Ratsore671/
Raatzar671/
Radczar671/
Rezzour671/
Rhadjor671/
Razahar671/
Rachord671/
Raggior670/
Rahcour670/
Reasore670/

Razor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Razor in the Arabic language
رزورrzwr-

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Razor Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Razor
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