Author Surname

343,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Author Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Author Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4011:191,47815,653
Nigeria3671:482,67824,238
Philippines1381:733,61073,138
Indonesia1221:1,084,01078,297
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Liberia61:734,75629,369
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

Author (1,756) may also be a first name.

Author Last Name Facts

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

The surname Author (Marathi: औथोरान्सीस) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Author click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Author? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 343,621st most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,829,940 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Author reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 38 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 182,746th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 1,756 people.

This surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is held 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. Without taking into account Iran this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 34 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.

Author Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Author has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Author last name decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Author Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Author last name is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Authour924/
Autor915,945/
Athor91540/
Uthor916/
Hausthor8626/
Autore83951/
Authur83558/
Hathor83427/
Authar83254/
Autour83164/
Athorp8363/
Ajutor8344/
Athore8344/
Autord8341/
Athour8339/
Guthor8320/
Aithor8319/
Asthor8312/
Athoor839/
Autoor834/
Gathor834/
Gautor832/
Ayutor831/
Uthoor831/
Audtor831/
Athord830/
Austor830/
Ator804,720/
Utor80916/
Auchtor7737/
Ejathor7716/
Autuore7714/
Authaar7711/
Hautorp777/
Ahuetor776/
Hathore772/
Gathoor771/
Gathour771/
Gauthar771/
Assthor771/
Autahar771/
Hathour771/
Aythour771/
Authard770/
Gaythor770/
Austour770/
Austore770/
Gauthur770/
Autar7354,904/
Uthar7329,240/
Athar7322,553/
Astor734,783/
Gator731,934/
Gutor731,107/
Attor73928/
Hator73801/
Athur73324/
Hutor73271/
Atore73256/
Aator73247/
Atoor73207/
Outor73160/
Aztor7354/
Aitor7349/
Utoor7346/
Uthur7334/
Atahr7330/
Ahtor7329/
Uttor7326/
Utore7323/
Ustor7322/
Othor7321/
Autur7320/
Aytor7312/
Utgor735/
Atuor734/
Eator733/
Utuor733/
Aetor732/
Atorr732/
Uetor731/
Utorr731/
Adtor731/
Utour731/
Atort731/
Gautheur7172/
Haustorp7110/
Haythord711/
Gatthuor711/
Aisthorp710/
Haythorp710/
Easthorp710/
Atahar674,541/
Athare673,390/
Astore671,455/
Gaitor67780/
Ahator67615/
Autard67458/
Atharh67413/
Asthar67362/
Ayetor67353/
Atthar67282/
Ahthar67276/
Attore67178/
Hastor67165/
Gautar67157/
Astorp67108/
Gattor67106/
Ehator67101/
Iyator6785/
Heator6767/
Astord6763/
Aytore6754/
Ayator6749/
Ajator6745/
Aitore6742/
Astort6741/
Hathur6740/
Gaytor6738/
Atorhe6738/
Auetar6737/
Autare6737/
Attoor6736/
Guthar6735/
Eyator6735/
Athhar6729/
Utahar6729/
Ustorp6727/
Goutor6725/
Achtor6723/
Athtar6723/
Huitor6722/
Hatore6720/
Hathar6719/
Aathar6717/
Utharr6717/
Haytor6716/
Auttar6716/
Gathur6716/
Hatorp6716/
Astorr6714/
Aathur6713/
Oyator6713/
Atorre6712/
Utthur6711/
Astoor6711/
Outhar6711/
Atohre6711/
Eustor6710/
Gathar679/
Aithar679/
Gatuor679/
Outahr679/
Uttore678/
Guttor678/
Uttoor677/
Atthur677/
Attorp677/
Athure677/
Hattor676/
Autaar676/
Hatoor676/
Outore676/
Outour675/
Guthur675/
Hautar675/
Auhtar675/
Asthur675/
Hothor675/
Eastor674/
Athurr674/
Eathar674/
Hayauthur674/
Athaar674/
Ojator674/
Hautur674/
Hustor673/
Aethar673/
Othoor673/
Ajitor673/
Aithur673/
Aietor673/
Auteur673/
Uthare672/
Asstor672/
Atharr672/
Ashtor672/
Euotor672/
Geator671/
Huthar671/
Eatoor671/
Euetor671/
Aatore671/
Aiutar671/
Aiutur671/
Atutrh671/
Athard671/
Athart671/
Athuur671/
Usthar671/
Ustoor671/
Utgoor671/
Hatord671/
Aatoor671/
Adtore671/
Ijator671/
Euator671/
Ujator671/
Gatoor671/
Hutore671/
Hutour671/
Othord671/
Othore671/
Gautur671/
Euthar671/
Aistor671/
Ajotor671/
Atoire671/
Austar671/
Attord671/
Azthar671/
Aythar671/
Ejator671/
Ujotor671/
Uthure671/
Othuor671/
Utthar671/
Ahtore671/
Eythor671/
Athatr671/
Huttor671/
Austur670/
Astoir670/
Atharp670/

Author Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Author in the Marathi language
औथोरान्सीसauthoransisa-

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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
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