Zor Surname

34,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zor Surname User-submission:

A Turkish surname, meaning 'difficult'.

Zor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey10,3431:7,5241,032
Liberia1,5411:2,861374
Pakistan1,3101:136,3693,844
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Afghanistan3311:97,1402,547
Nigeria2301:770,18634,704
Slovenia1791:13,8983,308
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
France921:721,98690,334
Iran711:1,081,44448,589
Algeria671:576,59038,564
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
India411:18,708,912282,725
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Bulgaria151:465,26020,978
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Israel111:777,96750,646
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Austria101:851,54467,454
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
England71:7,959,723202,100
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China41:341,830,39216,990
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Żor (1) are calculated separately.

Zor (2,840) may also be a first name.

Zor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Turkish surname, meaning 'difficult'.

- silazor

Zor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zor (Arabic: زور, Hindi: ज़ोर) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Żor. For other potential spellings of Zor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,728th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 477,496 people. The surname Zor is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Zor live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 57 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 136,652nd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 2,840 people.

The last name Zor is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 10,343 people, or 1 in 7,524. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent are found, Gaziantep Province, where 6 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Turkey Zor exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 10 percent are found and Pakistan, where 9 percent are found.

Zor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zor surname are 29.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zor earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 49.88% more than the national average, earning $64,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.33% less than the national average, earning $39,088 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Żor891/
Zore8630,422/
Zour861,611/
Zhor861,335/
Zoer86873/
Zorh86570/
Szor86493/
Zorz86380/
Zort86325/
Zoor86323/
Zorr86313/
Zohr86278/
Zgor86136/
Dzor8641/
Zior8638/
Zord8632/
Zuor8630/
Czor8622/
Zoir8611/
Hzor8610/
Tzor866/
Zotr861/
Rzor861/
Zxor861/
Xzor861/
Zorp860/
Zoure757,747/
Zhore751,697/
Zhour75514/
Zohur75455/
Zgour75170/
Szohr7561/
Dzore7536/
Zhoor7535/
Zorrh7532/
Z'Our7529/
Zoore7523/
Tzour7522/
Zourd7522/
Dzoor7515/
Ziore7514/
Szort758/
Zorre757/
Szoor756/
Zuore755/
Tzorh754/
Zoirp754/
Szore753/
Zhort753/
Zoehr753/
Zoort753/
Zorzs753/
Szhor752/
Zohrz752/
Zouhr752/
Hzoor752/
Zorhe752/
Hzoer751/
Dzord751/
Zzore751/
Ziorz751/
Z'Hor751/
Hzzor751/
Zosre751/
Drzor751/
Tzoor751/
Tzore751/
Zourz751/
Zohrh751/
Zrzor751/
Jzorp751/
Ziord750/
Zar67222,560/
Cor676,865/
Zur676,815/
Sor676,312/
Jor673,843/
Çor671,738/
Zorova67722/
Zhorzh67396/
Čor6771/
Xor6737/
Šor6731/
Szorre6728/
Zieour6717/
Zsorzs678/
Zúr675/
Zzzour674/
Tzoore673/
Strzor672/
Zourre672/
Zorová672/
Dzoore671/
Zhoore671/
Z'Oure671/
Zouhyr671/
Zhoure671/
Zauour671/
Tzoure671/
Zorowa671/
Zrzour671/
Zár671/
Szczor671/
Shzoor671/
Zchort670/

Zor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zor in the Hindi language
ज़ोरzora66.67
जोरjora33.33
Zor in the Arabic language
زورzwr-

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