Actor Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Actor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Actor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4411:401,68421,080
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
England61:9,286,343223,652
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Actor (2,758) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achtor9123/
Auctor9121/
Hactor9114/
Gactor912/
Acktor912/
Acthor911/
Aactor911/
Actore911/
Auchtor8337/
Aucktor8326/
Heactor831/
Octor80181/
Actar80172/
Aktor8085/
Aztor8054/
Actur802/
Ahchtour774/
Hacktort771/
Hactordt770/
Hoctor731,051/
Achtar73183/
Aktore7375/
Auktor7337/
Akhtor7322/
Acteur739/
Acktar735/
Aktour733/
Agtorp733/
Acthar733/
Hactar732/
Akthor732/
Adktor731/
Octoer731/
Augtor731/
Actare731/
Eictor731/
Auctar730/
Hactur730/
Ahachtour71171/
Aichtar677/
Atchtar673/
Akhtour672/
Akhtoor671/
Ackthar671/
Hoctoer671/
Octhorp671/
Augtorr670/
Hacture670/
Hocktor670/

Actor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Actor in the Arabic language
كتوّرktwr-
كتورktwr-

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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
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  • 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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