Authur Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Authur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Authur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3231:548,43026,767
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Authur (2,761) may also be a first name.

Authur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Authur (Marathi: आथर्र) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Authur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Authur is the 566,665th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Authur live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 139,035th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,761 people.

Authur is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 548,430. In Nigeria Authur is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 63 percent are found, Rivers, where 9 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

Authur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Authur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Authur surname expanded 142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Authur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Authur surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

Authur earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.69% less than the national average, earning $33,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Authour924/
Gauthur920/
Athur91324/
Uthur9134/
Autur9120/
Gautheur8672/
Author831,067/
Autour83164/
Hathur8340/
Athour8339/
Gathur8316/
Aathur8313/
Utthur8311/
Atahur837/
Atthur837/
Athure837/
Guthur835/
Asthur835/
Athurr834/
Hautur834/
Aithur833/
Auteur833/
Aiutur831/
Athuur831/
Gautur831/
Uthure831/
Austur830/
Atur80990/
Utur80123/
Hayauthur804/
Gauteur77155/
Hauteur7733/
Attahur775/
Auteure774/
Hathure772/
Gaithur772/
Gathour771/
Gutthur771/
Utthuur771/
Hathour771/
Aythour771/
Austour770/
Hautaur770/
Huethur770/
Autor735,945/
Uttur73742/
Atour73595/
Athor73540/
Atuur73504/
Ature73503/
Attur73422/
Astur73236/
Gutur73175/
Hatur73144/
Ustur73142/
Gatur73118/
Uture7397/
Hutur7354/
Utuur7351/
Aitur7330/
Atgur7323/
Othur7313/
Aytur7312/
Utgur738/
Uthor736/
Aatur732/
Eutur732/
Utuir731/
Ahtur731/
Uitur731/
Utour731/
Uğtur731/
Eatur731/
Ashthure718/
Aiutture711/
Utture67807/
Asturh67702/
Gaitur67681/
Aiteur67664/
Hathor67427/
Aitour67365/
Hattur67359/
Usture67333/
Guttur67327/
Attour67179/
Ahtour67136/
Gaytur67117/
Hothur67112/
Asture67111/
Hature67103/
Astour6799/
Haitur6752/
Ajutor6744/
Asteur6731/
Aytour6723/
Aithor6719/
Atture6713/
Hatour6713/
Gattur6710/
Gatour6710/
Athoor679/
Gaatur679/
Uzture679/
Ashtur678/
Huttur678/
Hastur678/
Gothur678/
Outour675/
Autoor674/
Haytur673/
Asturt672/
Hutgur672/
Huture672/
Goutur672/
Haštur672/
Ateurh672/
Atteur672/
Heatur671/
Ayutor671/
Aattur671/
Atutrh671/
Asturd671/
Uthoor671/
Ayture671/
Hutour671/
Audtor671/
Aïteur671/
Eethur671/
Ayatur671/
Heutur670/
Eastur670/
Huturd670/

Authur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Authur in the Marathi language
आथर्रatharra-

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Authur 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 Authur
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis