Noctor Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Noctor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Noctor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3591:13,1171,565
England2301:242,25219,814
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Wales141:221,03813,576
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1551:28,5802,951
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Noctor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Noctor has its highest incidence in Ireland. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Noctor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 474,151st most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,322,303 people. The last name Noctor is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Noctor reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 13,117. In Ireland it is most numerous in: Leinster, where 92 percent reside, Munster, where 8 percent reside and Connaught, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Ireland Noctor is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Noctor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Noctor has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Noctor last name grew 232 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 2,556 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 943 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Noctor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Noctor last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.42% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Noctor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning $39,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $50,327 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nactor8372/
Noktor8313/
Noctar832/
Nocture7796/
Nougtor771/
Nnactor771/
Nouctar771/
Najtor672/
Nojtar671/
Noqtar671/
Noktar671/
Nokhtar624/
Nakhtor622/
Naktour622/
Nactare622/
Naktoor621/
Nguktor621/
Naugtor620/
Nookhtar5715/
Nacktare571/
Nohhktar571/
Noukhtar571/
Nachtarr571/
Nachhtar571/
Naktar5059/
Nagtar506/
Nuktur502/
Naztar502/
Nuktar502/
Naqtar501/
Nuqtar501/
Nagtur501/

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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 Noctor
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