Actor Surname
Approximately 508 people bear this surname
Actor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 441 | 1:401,684 | 21,080 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
Actor (2,758) may also be a first name.
Actor Demographics
Actor Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Actor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Actor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Actor (Arabic: كتوّر) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Actor? popularity and diffusion
Actor is the 609,110th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Actor live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Actor is also the 139,130th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 2,758 people.
Actor is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 441 people, or 1 in 401,684. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Edo, where 20 percent live, Bayelsa, where 20 percent live and Delta, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 7 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.
Actor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Actor has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Actor last name fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Actor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Actor last name is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achtor | 91 | 23 | / |
| Auctor | 91 | 21 | / |
| Hactor | 91 | 14 | / |
| Gactor | 91 | 2 | / |
| Acktor | 91 | 2 | / |
| Acthor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aactor | 91 | 1 | / |
| Actore | 91 | 1 | / |
| Auchtor | 83 | 37 | / |
| Aucktor | 83 | 26 | / |
| Heactor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Octor | 80 | 181 | / |
| Actar | 80 | 172 | / |
| Aktor | 80 | 85 | / |
| Aztor | 80 | 54 | / |
| Actur | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ahchtour | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hacktort | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hactordt | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hoctor | 73 | 1,051 | / |
| Achtar | 73 | 183 | / |
| Aktore | 73 | 75 | / |
| Auktor | 73 | 37 | / |
| Akhtor | 73 | 22 | / |
| Acteur | 73 | 9 | / |
| Acktar | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aktour | 73 | 3 | / |
| Agtorp | 73 | 3 | / |
| Acthar | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hactar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Akthor | 73 | 2 | / |
| Adktor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Octoer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Augtor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Actare | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eictor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auctar | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hactur | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ahachtour | 71 | 171 | / |
| Aichtar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Atchtar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Akhtour | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akhtoor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ackthar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoctoer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Octhorp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Augtorr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hacture | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hocktor | 67 | 0 | / |
Actor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor in the Arabic language | ||
| كتوّر | ktwr | - |
| كتور | ktwr | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Actor
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