Arthor Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Arthor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arthor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Liberia121:367,37819,503
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Arthor (591) may also be a first name.

Arthor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arthor is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arthor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,272,314th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. Arthor is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Arthor are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Arthor is also the 344,079th most common given name internationally, borne by 591 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 23 percent live, Delta, where 18 percent live and Bayelsa, where 14 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Arthor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Arthor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arthor last name contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arthor Last Name Statistics demography

Arthor earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 59.64% less than the national average, earning $17,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aurthor9233/
Arthour9217/
Arthuor921/
Arthorp921/
Harthor920/
Artor9145/
Airthorp860/
Arthur83235,075/
Gartor831,014/
Arthar83429/
Artour8358/
Artore8315/
Aertor8313/
Aurtor833/
Orthor832/
Artuor831/
Hartor831/
Artuhr831/
Aurthur77229/
Arthure7730/
Hartorp778/
Harthur776/
Arrthur775/
Arthurt774/
Arthard774/
Aarthur774/
Aarthar774/
Arthuir773/
Arthaur773/
Arthtur772/
Earthur772/
Garthur772/
Artthur771/
Artahar771/
Hartour771/
Harthar771/
Horthor771/
Gartour771/
Garthar770/
Harttor770/
Aurthar770/
Arthurr770/
Artur7337,120/
Artar733,739/
Ortor7343/
Artúr731/
Ertor731/
Athrtahr717/
Earthart713/
Harthart711/
D'Arthur711/
Earthard710/
Gortor67667/
Arture67129/
Gartar6765/
Ortore6744/
Arhtur6736/
Hartar6734/
Airtur6724/
Arhtar6714/
Orthar678/
Örtorp676/
Ortoor676/
Arttar673/
Arturh672/
Artart672/
Hartur671/
Arthurová671/
Artgur671/
Artgar671/
Earthhart671/
Aartar671/
Artuir671/
Aurtur671/
Orthur671/
Aartur671/
Artuur671/
Arteur670/
Gartur670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arthor
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