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
Author (Marathi: औथोरान्सीस) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Author click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Author? popularity and diffusion
The surname Author is the 343,621st most frequently held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,829,940 people. The surname Author is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Author reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 38 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Author is also the 182,746th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,756 people.
This last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 401 people, or 1 in 191,478. In Iran Author is most frequent in: Hormozgan Province, where 88 percent are found, Kerman Province, where 12 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Iran it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.
Author Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Author has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Author last name contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Author Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Author surname is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
Author Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Author in the Marathi language | ||
| औथोरान्सीस | authoransisa | - |
Search for Another Surname
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.
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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