Ector Surname

222,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Ector Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ector Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3261:273,34825,609
Belgium2081:55,2728,954
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
Canada661:558,26746,632
Trinidad and Tobago571:23,9292,651
England391:1,428,66862,556
Haiti181:593,55010,971
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:235,76819,777

Ector (3,734) may also be a first name.

Ector Last Name Facts

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

Ector is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ector.

How Common Is The Last Name Ector? popularity and diffusion

Ector is the 222,049th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,969,252 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Ector live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 115,223rd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 3,734 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,326 people, or 1 in 273,348. In The United States Ector is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 28 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Ector is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 11 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.

Ector Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ector has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ector surname expanded 623 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 488 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ector Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ector surname is principally Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ector surname are 2.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.19% registered with the political party.

The amount Ector earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.42% less than the national average, earning $39,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning $50,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hector9123,484/
Jector91271/
Gector917/
Ectore912/
Eictor911/
Ecktor910/
Hecktor83410/
Hectoor8316/
Hechtor839/
Hectorh839/
Hectore835/
Heactor831/
Hecctor831/
Hiector831/
Hecthor831/
Ehector831/
Ektor8017/
Ictor805/
Egtor801/
Ectar800/
Hecktoor778/
Hechtoor771/
Hektor73792/
Ezztor73108/
Jictor73105/
Héctor7329/
Hectar7319/
Ekhtor7316/
Egtorp7310/
Ektour734/
Hèctor733/
Hictor733/
Jectar732/
Ehktor731/
Hegtor731/
Uictor731/
Heztor731/
Hektoor67170/
Ekhtour6739/
Ehktour678/
Edstorp676/
Gekhtor674/
Ehigtor671/
Hechtar671/
Ehijtor671/
Hicktor671/

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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
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  • 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 Ector
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