Authority Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Authority Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 183 | 1:967,993 | 41,230 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Authority (287) may also be a first name.
Authority Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Authority Come From? nationality or country of origin
Authority is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Authority? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,088,856th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. Authority occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Authority live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 522,011th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 287 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 967,993. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 62 percent live, Ondo, where 10 percent live and Rivers, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 6 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athority | 94 | 3 | / |
| Aythority | 89 | 1 | / |
| Athourity | 89 | 1 | / |
| Outhority | 89 | 1 | / |
| Autorithy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Autorita | 82 | 13 | / |
| Athorety | 82 | 7 | / |
| Atorityo | 82 | 4 | / |
| Autorite | 82 | 3 | / |
| Autorité | 82 | 1 | / |
| Athouriste | 74 | 57 | / |
| Astarity | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atoroiti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atarita | 63 | 38 | / |
| Otorita | 63 | 21 | / |
| Atariti | 63 | 21 | / |
| Atorete | 63 | 1 | / |
| Guturiti | 59 | 22 | / |
| Utaraite | 59 | 2 | / |
| Ataraita | 59 | 1 | / |
| Astarite | 59 | 1 | / |
| Atouriste | 56 | 5 | / |
| Ajitariti | 56 | 4 | / |
| Guturithi | 56 | 3 | / |
| Aitaritoi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ajitaritei | 53 | 46 | / |
| Utareta | 50 | 1 | / |
| Asteureiter | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Authority
- 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