Voor Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Voor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India71:109,580,769786,157
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Voor (42) may also be a first name.

Voor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Voor (Russian: Воор) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Voor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,073,555th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 31,547,818 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 36 percent of Voor are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Voor is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 42 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States Voor is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 31 percent live, Indiana, where 20 percent live and Kentucky, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 31 percent live and Estonia, where 12 percent live.

Voor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Voor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Voor surname expanded 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Voor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voor surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Voor earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.73% less than the national average, earning R 29,160 per year and in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voort89753/
Voore89481/
Voord893/
Vor865,788/
Voordt809/
Voorhe801/
Boor754,143/
Foor753,960/
Vore752,218/
Voir75227/
Woor75206/
Vohr75157/
Vort75135/
Vour7587/
Vord7576/
Vorp7562/
Voer7549/
Vhor7549/
Vorh7520/
Vorr7518/
Hvor755/
Vgor752/
Vosr752/
Vwor752/
Vuor751/
Foord674,691/
Boore67992/
Boord67980/
Foore67508/
Foort67492/
Vorre67415/
Vhore67261/
Woore67190/
Woort67164/
Voire6743/
Phoor6726/
Bhoor6712/
Boorz6710/
Boort6710/
Pfoor676/
Boohr676/
Whoor675/
Vohre675/
Uhoor674/
Voure673/
Voirh673/
Vorhe672/
Vhoir672/
Boorh671/
Ouhor671/
Footr671/
Vuhor671/
Vohrt671/
Bootr671/
Npoor671/
Mpoor671/
Vohjr671/

Voor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Voor in the Russian language
Воорvoor-

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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
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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 Voor
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