Zour Surname

246,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Zour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon3791:14,8742,027
Jordan3201:27,6333,628
Iraq2251:155,6523,988
Pakistan2031:880,01912,073
United Arab Emirates1771:51,7645,108
Iran671:1,146,00850,371
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Liberia421:104,9658,284
Palestine191:239,4139,903
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Žour (13) are calculated separately.

Zour (354) may also be a first name.

Zour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻋﻮﺭ) is found in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Žour. For other potential spellings of Zour click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zour? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zour is the 246,797th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,523,616 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Zour are found; 74 percent are found in West Asia and 59 percent are found in Levant. Zour is also the 463,079th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 354 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 14,874. In Lebanon it is primarily concentrated in: Beqaa Governorate, where 92 percent are found, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 4 percent are found and Beirut Governorate, where 2 percent are found. Other than Lebanon it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 20 percent are found and Iraq, where 14 percent are found.

Zour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zour has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zour surname increased 226 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Druze (99%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Zour last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Zour earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $49,386 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žour9213/
Zouer8912,287/
Zoure897,747/
Zhour89514/
Zohur89455/
Zgour89170/
Z'Our8929/
Tzour8922/
Zourd8922/
Zouhr892/
Zourz891/
Zor8615,262/
Zur866,815/
Zeyour80890/
Zayour80273/
Zaiour8050/
Zieour8017/
Zeiour8014/
Zaouer8012/
Zouere8011/
Ziouer807/
Zajour806/
Zouier804/
Zzzour804/
Zourre802/
Z'Oure801/
Zouhyr801/
Zhoure801/
Zauour801/
Tzoure801/
Zouyar801/
Zrzour801/
Zore7530,422/
Sour758,271/
Tzur756,617/
Zhur751,790/
Zhor751,335/
Cour751,016/
Zuur75915/
Zure75903/
Zoer75873/
Jour75750/
Zaur75667/
Zorh75570/
Szor75493/
Zorz75380/
Zuhr75360/
Zort75325/
Zoor75323/
Zorr75313/
Szur75303/
Zohr75278/
Dzur75191/
Zgor75136/
Zurr7583/
Zurz7580/
Zgur7560/
Šour7556/
Dzor7541/
Zior7538/
Zord7532/
Zuor7530/
Czor7522/
Zuer7522/
Zuir7516/
Zoir7511/
Hzor7510/
Czur757/
Zeur756/
Tzor756/
Ziur754/
Zusr752/
Zurt752/
Zotr751/
Zsur751/
Rzor751/
Zxor751/
Zzur751/
Zurh751/
Zutr751/
Zjur751/
Xzor751/
Jzur751/
Hzur751/
Zorp750/
Ziouere73290/
Zaihour73136/
Zouhier73129/
Zourová739/
Zouhyer732/
Zourova731/
Zouyare731/
Jouer674,656/
Shour672,451/
Zahur672,063/
Zauer671,727/
Zhore671,697/
Sourd671,662/
Dzhur67975/
Djour67867/
Zaure67515/
Chour67506/
Soure67450/
Zojer67253/
Sohur67251/
Souer67231/
Zajur67199/
Hjour67193/
Tsour67185/
Courr67173/
Sourt67171/
Tjour67106/
Jourd6774/
Sourp6769/
Zujar6768/
Szohr6761/
Joure6741/
Zayor6740/
Dzore6736/
Zurre6735/
Zhoor6735/
Zoier6733/
Zorrh6732/
Dziur6730/
Zoore6723/
Zaior6721/
Sourr6719/
Sourh6718/
Dzoor6715/
Ziore6714/
Zeure6714/
Czoer6714/
Zhure6713/
Szaur6713/
Jourt6712/
Zuurd6712/
Dzure6711/
Couer6711/
Zuehr6711/
Dzuur6711/
Zayur6711/
Zoyar6710/
Dzuer679/
Zoyer678/
Sczur678/
Szort678/
Zujir678/
Zorre677/
Zower677/
Zuhrt677/
Zeyor676/
Szoor676/
Øzgur675/
Zuurt675/
Zuore675/
Tzorh674/
Zoirp674/
Szore673/
Zhort673/
Zoehr673/
Jouhr673/
Jhour673/
Zoort673/
Zorzs673/
Tzuir673/
Szhor672/
Zeuer672/
Dzourova672/
Dzurr672/
Zohrz672/
Szurz672/
Hzoor672/
Zhuer672/
Zorhe672/
Hzoer671/
Dzord671/
Dzurd671/
Zzore671/
Ziorz671/
Szure671/
Sousr671/
Zujre671/
Zauhr671/
Z'Hor671/
Zeior671/
Hzzor671/
Jjour671/
Zeuar671/
Zosre671/
Zuhrh671/
Zuire671/
Zuyer671/
Zuyrt671/
Souhr671/
Sjour671/
Souïr671/
Dzxur671/
Drzor671/
Zuhyr671/
Tzoor671/
Zuyar671/
Tzore671/
Rzurr671/
Szuer671/
Zuyjr671/
Zohrh671/
Zrzor671/
Jzorp671/
Geour670/
Zuirr670/
Zuirz670/
Zurdt670/
Zuier670/
Ziord670/

Zour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﻋﻮﺭzwr-

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Footnotes

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