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 surname Sector (Hindi: सेक्टर) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sector? popularity and diffusion

Sector is the 1,257,535th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Sector live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sector is also the 980,251st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 94 people.

The last name is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 816,835. In Iran it is most prevalent in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 20 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 19 percent reside and South Khorasan Province, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Iran this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Liberia, where 11 percent reside.

Sector Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the 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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