Lector Surname
Approximately 2,233 people bear this surname
Lector Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 1,465 | 1:7,293 | 853 |
| Peru | 292 | 1:108,850 | 6,678 |
| Philippines | 250 | 1:404,953 | 51,672 |
| Mexico | 107 | 1:1,160,058 | 14,244 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Léctor (3) & Lèctor (1) are calculated separately.
Lector (258) may also be a first name.
Lector Demographics
Average Lector Salary in
United States
$31,530 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lector Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lector Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lector occurs more in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Léctor or Lèctor. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lector? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 189,210th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,263,567 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Lector are found; 66 percent are found in Caribbean and 66 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Lector is also the 554,411th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 258 people.
The surname Lector is most frequently held in Haiti, where it is carried by 1,465 people, or 1 in 7,293. In Haiti it is most numerous in: Ouest, where 46 percent reside, Artibonite, where 40 percent reside and Sud-Est, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Haiti this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 13 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.
Lector Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lector has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lector surname increased 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lector Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lector last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Lector earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 35.09% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,582 per year and in United States they earn 26.93% less than the national average, earning $31,530 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Léctor | 94 | 3 | / |
| Lèctor | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lhector | 92 | 34 | / |
| Lectour | 92 | 11 | / |
| Lecktor | 92 | 8 | / |
| Lecthor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lectoure | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lektor | 83 | 24 | / |
| Lictor | 83 | 12 | / |
| Lectur | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lectar | 83 | 3 | / |
| Leztor | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lecture | 77 | 161 | / |
| Lichtor | 77 | 93 | / |
| Lektorp | 77 | 29 | / |
| Lejtorp | 77 | 11 | / |
| Lectard | 77 | 11 | / |
| Lecteur | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lechtur | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lektour | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lechtar | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lekhtour | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lechture | 71 | 0 | / |
| Liktor | 67 | 279 | / |
| Lektorova | 67 | 66 | / |
| Lektar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lektur | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lejtar | 67 | 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
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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 Lector
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