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

The surname Rour (Russian: Роур) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rour? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,871,545th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Rour are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rour is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 37 people.

Rour is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 2,326,743. In Iran it is primarily found in: Lorestan Province, where 70 percent are found, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 27 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Iran this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 24 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Rour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rour has changed over time. 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 adherence of those bearing the Rour last name is predominantly 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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