Authour Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Authour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Authour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Authour (11) may also be a first name.

Authour Last Name Facts

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

Authour is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Authour? popularity and diffusion

The surname Authour is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Authour are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

Authour is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Authour is mostly concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 50 percent are found and Rivers, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and Kenya, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Author921,067/
Authur92558/
Autour92164/
Athour9239/
Gathour861/
Hathour861/
Aythour861/
Austour860/
Gauthur860/
Autor835,945/
Atour83595/
Athor83540/
Athur83324/
Uthur8334/
Autur8320/
Uthor836/
Utour831/
Gautheur8072/
Hausthor8026/
Gauthoer801/
Gauthuer801/
Atheyour801/
Autore77951/
Hathor77427/
Aitour77365/
Authar77254/
Attour77179/
Ahtour77136/
Astour7799/
Athorp7763/
Ajutor7744/
Athore7744/
Autord7741/
Hathur7740/
Aytour7723/
Guthor7720/
Aithor7719/
Gathur7716/
Hatour7713/
Aathur7713/
Asthor7712/
Utthur7711/
Gatour7710/
Athoor779/
Atahur777/
Atthur777/
Athure777/
Outour775/
Guthur775/
Asthur775/
Athurr774/
Autoor774/
Gathor774/
Hautur774/
Aithur773/
Auteur773/
Gautor772/
Atouer772/
Ayutor771/
Aiutur771/
Athuer771/
Athuur771/
Uthoor771/
Hutour771/
Gautur771/
Audtor771/
Uthure771/
Austur770/
Athord770/
Austor770/
Hayauthur754/
Gauthuier753/
Ator734,720/
Atur73990/
Utor73916/
Utur73123/
Authier714,802/
Gauteur71155/
Ahatour71136/
Hattour7170/
Auchtor7137/
Hauteur7133/
Ejathor7116/
Autuore7114/
Ashtour7112/
Authaar7111/
Hautorp717/
Ahuetor716/
Attahur715/
Hastour714/
Auteure714/
Hathore712/
Hathure712/
Gaithur712/
Gattour712/
Hatoure712/
Gathoor711/
Gauthar711/
Gutthur711/
Assthor711/
Autahar711/
Autheir711/
Utthuur711/
Ahttour711/
Atahiur711/
Atajour711/
Attoure711/
Authair711/
Authard710/
Gaythor710/
Gautuer710/
Hautaur710/
Huethur710/
Austore710/
Gauthier67151,268/
Autar6754,904/
Uthar6729,240/
Athar6722,553/
Astor674,783/
Gator671,934/
Gutor671,107/
Attor67928/
Hator67801/
Uttur67742/
Atuur67504/
Ature67503/
Austujir67458/
Attur67422/
Hutor67271/
Atore67256/
Aator67247/
Astur67236/
Atoor67207/
Gutur67175/
Outor67160/
Hatur67144/
Ustur67142/
Gatur67118/
Uture6797/
Hotur6785/
Hauthier6783/
Hutur6754/
Aztor6754/
Utuur6751/
Aitor6749/
Utoor6746/
Hatheuer6743/
Gautheir6734/
Aitur6730/
Atahr6730/
Ahtor6729/
Uttor6726/
Utore6723/
Atgur6723/
Ustor6722/
Othor6721/
Guthauer6720/
Otour6714/
Othur6713/
Aytur6712/
Aytor6712/
Haustorp6710/
Ashthure678/
Utgur678/
Utgor675/
Atuor674/
Ahchtour674/
Eator673/
Utuor673/
Aatur672/
Aetor672/
Atorr672/
Eutur672/
Autheire672/
Attaheur672/
Attahiur672/
Haythord671/
Aiutture671/
Authierr671/
Utuir671/
Uetor671/
Utorr671/
Adtor671/
Ahtur671/
Outajour671/
Uitur671/
Uğtur671/
Gatthuor671/
Atort671/
Attahior671/
Ahaitour671/
Eatur671/
Aisthorp670/
Haythorp670/
Easthorp670/
Hathower670/
Gauthaer670/

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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
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  • 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 Authour
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