Bour Surname

33,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Bour Surname Definition:

Armorially identified with Boun or Bohun. See Boon.

Bour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8,0631:8,238706
Ghana1,9401:13,9281,803
Algeria1,2921:29,9015,473
Morocco1,1251:30,6454,894
United States9451:383,55433,820
Iran8651:88,7668,929
Kuwait1831:20,7692,798
Luxembourg1671:3,476453
Netherlands1601:105,54517,044
Germany1441:559,06646,014
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
India1121:6,848,798152,966
Argentina1071:399,47130,635
Moldova711:50,1607,276
Canada671:549,93446,038
Liberia631:69,9775,963
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Romania531:378,82831,692
Iraq521:673,4939,953
England501:1,114,36153,243
French Polynesia491:5,7311,283
Mauritania461:89,0195,672
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

The alternate forms: Bouř (7) are calculated separately.

Bour (413) may also be a first name.

Bour Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Armorially identified with Boun or Bohun. See Boon.

The Norman People (1874)

Bour Last Name Facts

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

Bour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺭ, Hindi: बौर, Marathi: बोउर, Russian: Боур) is found most frequently in France. It can also occur as: Bouř. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bour? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 33,247th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 456,242 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Bour reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Bour is also the 423,230th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 413 people.

The last name Bour is most common in France, where it is held by 8,063 people, or 1 in 8,238. In France Bour is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 59 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 5 percent are found. Other than France this surname occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 12 percent are found and Algeria, where 8 percent are found.

Bour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bour last name increased 614 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bour surname is predominantly Shiite (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Bour last name are 10.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.46% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bour earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $45,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $53,674 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouř927/
Boure893,094/
Bgour891,499/
Bouer89337/
Bourt89243/
Bourd89227/
Bourh8970/
Bohur8961/
Bouhr8956/
Bhour897/
Bourr896/
Bouër894/
Boutr893/
Bourz891/
Boujr891/
Bourp890/
Bor86107,058/
Bur8616,317/
Bouyer809,036/
Bayour802,174/
Bourre801,730/
Boujar801,068/
Bajour80636/
Boujir80549/
Bourht80273/
Bouier8099/
Bhoure8055/
Bouyre8054/
Bouere8032/
Bouyor8013/
Bouert8013/
Beyour8012/
Baouer8011/
Bourhe807/
Boujor805/
Bourdt804/
Boujer803/
Boujér802/
Bouyar801/
Baiour801/
Bouiar801/
Beiour801/
Bouère801/
B'Hour801/
Bohuer800/
Burt7563,434/
Baur7543,495/
Bore7540,027/
Bhor7534,635/
Burr7532,423/
Boer7528,230/
Buhr7512,420/
Wour7510,052/
Burd759,222/
Bort757,585/
Bohr757,292/
Bure757,291/
Borz754,412/
Boor754,143/
Buer753,856/
Burh753,393/
Bord752,910/
Buur751,522/
Burz751,513/
Borr751,397/
Borș75659/
Butr75569/
Buor75445/
Borh75301/
Hbur75240/
Boir75159/
Beur75146/
Bhur75113/
Vour7587/
Buir7575/
Borø7565/
Burø7564/
Borp7519/
Boër7515/
Botr757/
Boyr757/
Burp756/
Bosr753/
Bgor751/
Hbor751/
Bojr751/
Burź751/
Borû751/
Borġ751/
Busr751/
Borë751/
Bouhier733,117/
Bouhjar731,481/
Boujard73462/
Bouhjir73239/
Bougier73171/
Bourová73132/
Bouhyer73100/
Bouyard7373/
Baajour7368/
Bourova7332/
Bougger7329/
Bouyare7324/
Bouyere7321/
Geebour7315/
Bouhjer737/
Bouyarh735/
Bouhger733/
Bayoure733/
Bhouyar732/
Bahjour732/
Bourowa731/
Bouyore731/
Baouere731/
Bouyart730/
Bayhour730/
Bohuert730/
Bouerth730/
Bauer67410,946/
Boyer67156,080/
Bhoir67134,184/
Bower6746,274/
Bhure6724,863/
Bhore6723,401/
Boire6713,566/
Bayor6710,434/
Bujor679,389/
Borre677,141/
Bajor675,645/
Boyar674,628/
Burre672,890/
Burtt672,451/
Bojar672,270/
Buyer672,069/
Baure671,516/
Boiar671,227/
Bojor671,137/
Boore67992/
Bujar67991/
Bojer67981/
Boord67980/
Bhurt67894/
Bahur67706/
Boier67647/
Bosre67636/
Bordt67633/
Buiar67573/
Bayur67554/
Bhaur67538/
Buyar67505/
Buire67474/
Boehr67353/
Bohrz67349/
Bajur67340/
Beyor67322/
Bujer67322/
Boerr67268/
Buhyr67267/
Burdt67236/
Beuer67192/
Borzì67174/
Woure67144/
Baior67135/
Beure67116/
Bejor67116/
Butrr67110/
Bojir67109/
Buord6793/
Bhoer6790/
Bijor6785/
Boyre6780/
Buier6779/
Buhrz6775/
Bohrt6768/
Buhrt6766/
Bortt6765/
Bhoyr6760/
Bhutr6751/
Bojór6748/
Boyir6743/
Biyor6741/
Buird6730/
Bojár6727/
Bhuur6723/
Bauhr6720/
Buore6720/
Bhuir6719/
Buttr6719/
Boyrd6718/
Borød6718/
Bujir6717/
Borhe6717/
Bothr6716/
Baurr6713/
Bhoor6712/
Boort6710/
Buyor6710/
Boyor6710/
Boorz6710/
Bojér6710/
Bhurr679/
Baurd679/
Mpour679/
Bhord678/
Bhuer677/
Ouhar677/
Beyur676/
Hbore676/
Boohr676/
Burhe676/
Bujre675/
Buyrd675/
Buyre675/
Busre675/
Burøe675/
Bhorr674/
Baiur674/
Bioar674/
Hburh674/
Bhohr673/
Bhorh673/
Voure673/
Buirt672/
Baurt672/
Buerr672/
Buthr672/
Burdh672/
Beior672/
Bhort672/
Burzì672/
Beurh672/
Npour672/
Beuar671/
Buihr671/
Burhs671/
Buerh671/
Boorh671/
Hbuer671/
Bhuor671/
Bhotr671/
Boerh671/
Bgoir671/
Beurr671/
Burrh671/
Boird671/
Beurt671/
Vouer671/
Burph671/
Wouer671/
Borhz671/
Ouhor671/
Bohër671/
Bujár671/
Buior671/
Bourhowa671/
Borrd671/
Borșe671/
Boysr671/
Bhurd671/
Bau'r671/
Bauér671/
Bauër671/
Boihr671/
Butrt671/
Boior671/
Bootr671/
Buitr671/
Burrd670/
Beurd670/
Bohrr670/
Boirr670/
Burrt670/
Burpp670/
Bosrr670/
Wourt670/
Beuor670/

Bour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺭbwr-
Bour in the Hindi language
बौरbaura-
Bour in the Marathi language
बोउरbo'ura-
Bour in the Russian language
Боурbour-

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