Rour Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Rour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Afghanistan241:1,339,71611,412
India141:54,790,384527,769
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France21:33,211,361423,184
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Rour (37) may also be a first name.

Rour Last Name Facts

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

Rour (Russian: Роур) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Rour click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rour? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,871,545th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Rour live; 72 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 37 people.

The surname is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 2,326,743. In Iran it is most frequent in: Lorestan Province, where 70 percent live, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 27 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 3 percent live. Excluding Iran Rour occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 24 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Rour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rour last name fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roure895,943/
Rouer89443/
Rouyr89194/
Rourt8910/
Rhour8910/
Rourh897/
Hrour897/
Routr893/
Rourd892/
Rouhr891/
Rohur890/
Ror86596/
Rur86241/
Rouyer806,703/
Rouyre80261/
Rourre80164/
Rouyar80143/
Raouer80122/
Rajour80107/
Rouere806/
Rourth805/
Routrh803/
Rohuer801/
Roujer801/
Rouère801/
Rouïre801/
Rourtt800/
Rouier800/
Rohr7527,567/
Roor753,868/
Rore751,429/
Ruhr75909/
Ruer75863/
Roer75839/
Rorh75590/
Rhor75218/
Raur75172/
Rure7597/
Reur7594/
Ruir7534/
Rurr7518/
Roir7514/
Rort7512/
Rorr7511/
Rosr7511/
Royr7510/
Hror7510/
Rojr7510/
Rord759/
Rurt757/
Rurd755/
Rurz754/
Ruor753/
Rusr752/
Rotr752/
Rutr751/
Rurh751/
Ruyr751/
Rzor751/
Roër751/
Rgor751/
Rgur751/
Hrur751/
Rorp750/
Rouhier73913/
Rhayour73554/
Rouyard73262/
Rouyere73156/
Rouyrre7368/
Rajoure737/
Rayoure731/
Rougger731/
Rojaure731/
Rouiard731/
Royer6764,109/
Rauer675,481/
Rajur671,775/
Rojar671,008/
Reuer67844/
Rojer67749/
Reure67574/
Rayur67519/
Ruyer67458/
Rajor67414/
Hraur67355/
Rahur67193/
Rower67162/
Ruehr67157/
Roier67156/
Roord67155/
Royar67141/
Reyor67103/
Roire6785/
Roore6778/
Rayor6747/
Rorre6746/
Raure6741/
Rgujr6724/
Rhoer6720/
Rohrr6720/
Rohrt6719/
Raurt6716/
Rautr6716/
Rottr6713/
Rijor6712/
Rujer6712/
Rhord676/
Rouggier675/
Raiur674/
Rhaur674/
Ruier673/
Raior673/
Rojir673/
Rujir673/
Ruire673/
Reutr672/
Rujre672/
Rgaur672/
Royor672/
Rothr672/
Roëre672/
Royér672/
Raurh671/
Rujar671/
Royjr671/
Royrd671/
Ruthr671/
Rusre671/
Ruiar671/
Rhuor671/
Rorhs671/
Rohrh671/
Rojor671/
Royir671/
Rortt671/
Roeyr671/
Rgoer671/
Rojér671/
Royre671/
Roysr671/
Ruure671/
Riyor671/
Rurre671/
Rzurr671/
Rordt671/
Rohhr671/
Rhurd670/
Ruyor670/
Rhorr670/
Ruttr670/
Rhore670/
Rhorp670/
Roosr670/

Rour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rour in the Russian language
Роурrour-

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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 Rour
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