Alastair Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Alastair Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Alastair (39,303) may also be a first name.
Alastair Demographics
Average Alastair Salary in
England
£28,009
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Alastair Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alastair Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alastair (Arabic: الستير) is found most in Malaysia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alastair? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 33 percent of Alastair reside; 33 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Alastair is also the 22,537th most widespread given name globally, held by 39,303 people.
The surname Alastair is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 67 percent live and Sarawak, where 33 percent live. Barring Malaysia Alastair is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent live and Ecuador, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alastair Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alastair in the Arabic language | ||
| الستير | alstyr | - |
| اليستر | alystr | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Alastair
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