Shoor Surname

232,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran7811:98,3139,673
India6341:1,209,88248,474
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Afghanistan571:564,0916,800
England421:1,326,62059,571
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Israel101:855,76354,181
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Norway61:857,04855,549
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Shoor (645) may also be a first name.

Shoor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shoor (Hindi: शूर, Marathi: शोर, Russian: Шоор) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shoor? popularity and diffusion

Shoor is the 232,309th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,193,064 people. The last name Shoor is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Shoor live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shoor is also the 327,343rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 645 people.

The last name is most common in Iran, where it is held by 781 people, or 1 in 98,313. In Iran Shoor is primarily concentrated in: Mazandaran Province, where 34 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 18 percent live and Tehran Province, where 13 percent live. Beside Iran this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Shoor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shoor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shoor surname increased 1,883 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shoor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shoor surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shoor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.34% less than the national average, earning 261,856 kr per year; in United States they earn 81.1% more than the national average, earning $78,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $44,015 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schoor911,667/
Shoore9141/
Shzoor911/
Shoorp910/
Shor899,537/
Soor897,672/
Schoore8396/
Schhoor831/
Shchoor831/
Short80113,655/
Shore8026,738/
Schor803,005/
Shour802,451/
Shorr801,390/
Soort80525/
Soore80261/
Shoer80196/
Shord80148/
Soord8088/
Choor8083/
Shoir8021/
Soorh808/
Shorp806/
Szoor806/
Shuor803/
Soorr802/
Szhor802/
Shorh802/
Hzoor802/
Shhor802/
Soohr801/
Sootr801/
Shorz801/
Shohr800/
Sor756,312/
Schorr7310,816/
Shortt738,645/
Schorp73284/
Shourd73196/
Schorz7387/
Schohr7380/
Schour7348/
Shourt7332/
Schord7317/
Shordt739/
Schgor739/
Schorh737/
Shorre735/
Choore734/
Choorr734/
Shohrh733/
Shoure733/
Shchor732/
Chhoor731/
Siooer731/
Soorth731/
Shorrt731/
Shohrt731/
Sshore731/
Shoire731/
Choorh731/
Shohtr730/
Shuort730/
Sore67105,040/
Shar6755,256/
Suhr6714,011/
Sour678,271/
Chor675,319/
Sahr674,188/
Shur673,596/
Soer672,005/
Sohr671,612/
Sort67896/
Szor67493/
Shorova67398/
Zoor67323/
Sior67261/
Soir67194/
Suor67146/
Sühr6797/
Sorr6773/
Shür6771/
Sorz6755/
Sord6747/
Sorh6746/
Soorova6736/
Sorø6716/
Soorová6714/
Schoerr6713/
Hzor6710/
Schordt675/
Sotr675/
Schortt674/
Choosre674/
Sosr673/
Soër673/
Schorpf672/
Shorová672/
Ssor672/
Schorph671/
Schorth671/
Shorowa671/
Sgor671/
Sorp671/
D'Short671/
Soyr671/
Hxor671/
Hshoure670/
Schoehr670/

Shoor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shoor in the Hindi language
शूरsura-
Shoor in the Marathi language
शोरsora-
Shoor in the Russian language
Шоорsoor-

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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 Shoor
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