Alistair Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Monaco

Alistair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alistair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia291:930,88655,860
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States161:22,653,683662,747
India121:63,922,115578,870
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Alistair (59,023) may also be a first name.

Alistair Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alistair Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Alistair (Hindi: एलिस्टर) occurs most in Australia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alistair? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. Alistair is predominantly found in Oceania, where 30 percent of Alistair reside; 30 percent reside in Australasia and 30 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 16,072nd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 59,023 people.

This last name is most common in Australia, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 930,886. In Australia Alistair is mostly found in: Queensland, where 45 percent reside, Victoria, where 31 percent reside and New South Wales, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Australia Alistair exists in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Alistair Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alistair surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

Alistair earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $41,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alistair Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alistair in the Hindi language
एलिस्टरelistara-

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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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