Zhor Surname

287,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Israel

Zhor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5971:128,61411,790
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Israel3001:28,5254,110
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
India71:109,580,769786,157
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Zhoř (75) are calculated separately.

Zhor (32,447) may also be a first name.

Zhor Last Name Facts

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

Zhor (Russian: Жор) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Zhoř. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 287,524th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,458,836 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Zhor are found; 45 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 26,225th most prevalent given name on earth, held by 32,447 people.

Zhor is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 597 people, or 1 in 128,614. In Iran Zhor is most numerous in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 54 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 15 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Iran it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 28 percent reside and Israel, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhoř9275/
Zhore891,697/
Zhour89514/
Zhoor8935/
Zhort893/
Z'Hor891/
Zor8615,262/
Zhorzh80396/
Zhoore801/
Zhoure801/
Zore7530,422/
Chor755,319/
Zhar754,732/
Zahr753,918/
Zhur751,790/
Zour751,611/
Zoer75873/
Zorh75570/
Zorz75380/
Zort75325/
Zoor75323/
Zorr75313/
Zohr75278/
Zgor75136/
Jhor7550/
Dzor7541/
Zior7538/
Zord7532/
Zuor7530/
Czor7522/
Zoir7511/
Hzor7510/
Tzor756/
Zotr751/
Zhàr751/
Rzor751/
Xzor751/
Zorp750/
Zhorova731,795/
Zhorová734/
Zahar6717,131/
Chore679,554/
Zoure677,747/
Hjort675,334/
Choir672,836/
Chorr671,537/
Dzhur67975/
Chhor67735/
Chour67506/
Zohur67455/
Hjour67193/
Chuor67189/
Zgour67170/
Choor6783/
Tzhar6770/
Tchor6739/
Zharh6739/
Zorrh6732/
Z'Our6729/
Zahrh6724/
Zoore6723/
Tzour6722/
Hjord6722/
Zourd6722/
Zhare6720/
Zahár6720/
Dzoor6715/
Ziore6714/
Zhure6713/
Zhhar6711/
Choyr678/
Zharp678/
Zorre677/
Zuhrt677/
Zuore675/
Zhoorova674/
Chorh674/
Tzorh674/
Zoirp674/
Zoehr673/
Jhour673/
Zoort673/
Zorzs673/
Zhaar673/
Zohrz672/
Zouhr672/
Zaahr672/
Hzoor672/
Hzhar672/
Dzhar672/
Zorhe672/
Rzhar671/
Jhoor671/
Hzoer671/
Djhor671/
Zzore671/
Ziorz671/
Zharr671/
Hzzor671/
Zchar671/
Z'Har671/
Zosre671/
Zuhrh671/
Drzor671/
Zuhyr671/
Tzoor671/
Tzore671/
Zourz671/
Zahrr671/
Zohrh671/
Zrzor671/
Jzorp671/
Zhart670/
Ziord670/

Zhor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhor in the Russian language
Жорzor-

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