Author Surname
Approximately 1,067 people bear this surname
Author Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 401 | 1:191,478 | 15,653 |
| Nigeria | 367 | 1:482,678 | 24,238 |
| Philippines | 138 | 1:733,610 | 73,138 |
| Indonesia | 122 | 1:1,084,010 | 78,297 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 125 | 1:401,749 | 29,788 |
Author (1,756) may also be a first name.
Author Demographics
Author Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Author Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Author Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Author (Marathi: औथोरान्सीस) occurs most in Iran. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Author? popularity and diffusion
It is the 343,621st most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,829,940 people. The last name Author occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Author live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Author is also the 182,746th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 1,756 people.
The last name is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 401 people, or 1 in 191,478. In Iran Author is primarily found in: Hormozgan Province, where 88 percent live, Kerman Province, where 12 percent live and Gilan Province, where 0 percent live. Excluding Iran this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and The Philippines, where 13 percent live.
Author Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Author has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Author surname contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Author Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
Author Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Author in the Marathi language | ||
| औथोरान्सीस | authoransisa | - |
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Author Reference & Research
Arthur DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Arthur FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Author
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis