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
The last name Alastair (Arabic: الستير) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alastair? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 33 percent of Alastair reside; 33 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 22,537th most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 39,303 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 67 percent reside and Sarawak, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent reside and Ecuador, where 11 percent reside.
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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