Razor Surname
Approximately 1,493 people bear this surname
Razor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,344 | 1:269,687 | 25,341 |
| Romania | 35 | 1:573,653 | 41,852 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 466 | 1:107,765 | 10,786 |
The alternate forms: Răzor (35) & Räzor (1) are calculated separately.
Razor (257) may also be a first name.
Razor Demographics
Razor Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Razor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Razor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Razor (Arabic: رزور) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Răzor or Räzor. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Razor? popularity and diffusion
The last name Razor is the 262,597th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,881,143 people. The last name Razor is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Razor live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 555,528th most widely held first name on earth, held by 257 people.
Razor is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,344 people, or 1 in 269,687. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 19 percent reside, Kentucky, where 12 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Razor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Razor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Razor surname rose 288 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Razor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Razor last name is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia.
In The United States Razor are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with 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
Razor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Razor in the Arabic language | ||
| رزور | rzwr | - |
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Razor Reference & Research
Rasor/Razor/Reeser FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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