Sector Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sector Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sector Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran941:816,83540,564
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland241:155,9676,425

Sector (94) may also be a first name.

Sector Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sector (Hindi: सेक्टर) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sector? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sector is the 1,257,535th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Sector live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 980,251st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 94 people.

The surname Sector is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 816,835. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 20 percent live, Tehran Province, where 19 percent live and South Khorasan Province, where 16 percent live. Beside Iran this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent live and Liberia, where 11 percent live.

Sector Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sector surname is chiefly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shector9211/
Secttor928/
Seictor921/
Schector8642/
Shecktor864/
Sektor83270/
Sictor8314/
Secteur7728/
Sectaar778/
Segtore771/
Shectar770/
Shekhtor718/
Schectar713/
Sesctare711/
Cyktor67135/
Sektorova6715/
Ciktor6712/
Sektar676/
Zictor672/
Xictor671/

Sector Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sector in the Hindi language
सेक्टरsektara-

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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 Sector
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