Shor Surname

53,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Shor Surname Definition:

(Eng, Hebrew, German) Dweller at the shore; dweller at the sign of the bullock; a name possibly adopted by people named Joseph in response to Deut. 33:17 where Joseph is likened to a young bullock.

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Shor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel3,5721:2,396286
India2,3721:323,38317,919
United States1,5621:232,04822,320
Russia3941:365,79535,925
Pakistan3161:565,3299,235
Nigeria2801:632,65329,888
Iran2781:276,19620,165
Ukraine2301:197,92526,814
Belarus1201:79,17512,665
Afghanistan671:479,8986,199
Malaysia461:641,17930,740
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
England231:2,422,52489,093
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Panama41:978,06412,245
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Shor (1,412) may also be a first name.

Shor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Eng, Hebrew, German) Dweller at the shore; dweller at the sign of the bullock; a name possibly adopted by people named Joseph in response to Deut. 33:17 where Joseph is likened to a young bullock.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Shor means 'bull' in Hebrew. Many cow workers would change their surname to Shor to fit their profession.

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Shor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shor (Bengali: শোর, Hindi: शोर, Marathi: शोर, Russian: Шор, Tibetan: ཤོར་) is most common in Israel. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shor.

How Common Is The Last Name Shor? popularity and diffusion

Shor is the 53,528th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 764,134 people. Shor is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Shor reside; 37 percent reside in West Asia and 37 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Shor is also the 207,873rd most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,412 people.

Shor is most frequently used in Israel, where it is carried by 3,572 people, or 1 in 2,396. In Israel it is mostly found in: Central District, where 22 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Israel this last name exists in 49 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Shor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shor last name increased 8,678 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shor surname are 42.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.96% registered with the party.

The amount Shor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 47.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,130 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.04% less than the national average, earning R 147,252 per year; in United States they earn 25.66% more than the national average, earning $54,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.74% more than the national average, earning $50,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Short89113,655/
Shore8926,738/
Schor893,005/
Shour892,451/
Shoor891,738/
Shorr891,390/
Shoer89196/
Shord89148/
Shoir8921/
Shorp896/
Shuor893/
Szhor892/
Shorh892/
Shhor892/
Shorz891/
Shohr890/
Sor866,312/
Schorr8010,816/
Shortt808,645/
Schoor801,667/
Schorp80284/
Shourd80196/
Schorz8087/
Schohr8080/
Schour8048/
Shoore8041/
Shourt8032/
Schord8017/
Shordt809/
Schgor809/
Schorh807/
Shorre805/
Shohrh803/
Shoure803/
Shchor802/
Shorrt801/
Shohrt801/
Sshore801/
Shzoor801/
Shoire801/
Shohtr800/
Shuort800/
Shoorp800/
Sore75105,040/
Shar7555,256/
Suhr7514,011/
Sour758,271/
Soor757,672/
Chor755,319/
Sahr754,188/
Shur753,596/
Soer752,005/
Sohr751,612/
Sort75896/
Szor75493/
Sior75261/
Soir75194/
Suor75146/
Sühr7597/
Sorr7573/
Shür7571/
Sorz7555/
Sord7547/
Sorh7546/
Sorø7516/
Hzor7510/
Sotr755/
Sosr753/
Soër753/
Ssor752/
Sgor751/
Sorp751/
Soyr751/
Hxor751/
Shorova73398/
Schoore7396/
Schoerr7313/
Schordt735/
Schortt734/
Schorpf732/
Shorová732/
Schorph731/
Schorth731/
Schhoor731/
Shorowa731/
Shchoor731/
D'Short731/
Hshoure730/
Schoehr730/
Sharp67169,075/
Sahar6744,443/
Share6710,802/
Chore679,554/
Schur676,441/
Shaar676,191/
Shahr673,760/
Choir672,836/
Shure672,731/
Shhar672,590/
Sourd671,662/
Chorr671,537/
Sharr671,133/
Soire671,045/
Sorre67928/
Schar67875/
Sahur67774/
Chhor67735/
Shard67703/
Chort67654/
Soort67525/
Schür67512/
Chour67506/
Shurr67475/
Soure67450/
Shart67345/
Chord67280/
Schoř67269/
Sathr67262/
Soore67261/
Sohur67251/
Shuur67215/
Chuor67189/
Sourt67171/
Sharh67120/
Shaur67115/
Shuir67114/
Siore67108/
Soord6788/
Choor6783/
Sjoer6771/
Sourp6769/
Szohr6761/
Shurp6721/
Sourr6719/
Sharz6719/
Sahrh6719/
Schór6717/
Sorhe6714/
Shatr679/
Choyr678/
S'Har678/
Shgar678/
Soorh678/
Szort678/
Schorová678/
Shurt677/
Shurz677/
Sheur676/
Szoor676/
Shoirova674/
Soyre674/
Chorh674/
Soihr674/
Szore673/
Shurd672/
Soorr672/
Suthr672/
Chorp672/
Soehr672/
Suord672/
Sothr672/
Suore672/
Hzoor672/
Sshar672/
Schohier671/
Soohr671/
Sootr671/
Seuhr671/
Suhrr671/
Sousr671/
Saahr671/
Z'Hor671/
Suotr671/
Hzzor671/
Sorzh671/
Souhr671/
Siorh671/
Sjour671/
Shaïr671/
Souïr671/
Szhar671/
Shuhr670/
Suuhr670/
Shurh670/
Soird670/
Hsort670/

Shor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shor in the Tibetan language
ཤོར་shor-
Shor in the Bengali language
শোরsora-
Shor in the Marathi language
शोरsora-
Shor in the Hindi language
शोरsora58.23
किशोरkisora37.95
श्ोरsora3.59
शोऱsora0.15
शॉरsora0.07
Shor in the Russian language
Шорsor-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shor
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