Surname באור (Baur 
, Baor 
, באור 
) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The last name באור is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Switzerland, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, and Austria, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Germany, India, and Switzerland. Much less frequently, באור is the forename as well as the last name.