Theory Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Theory Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Theory (97) may also be a first name.
Theory Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Theory Come From? nationality or country of origin
Theory is found most in Afghanistan. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Theory? popularity and diffusion
The last name Theory is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Theory are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Theory is also the 962,660th most widespread given name in the world, held by 97 people.
Theory is most common in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,473,322. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Nangarhar, where 31 percent live, Herat, where 23 percent live and Kabul, where 15 percent live. Other than Afghanistan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 13 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoory | 92 | 1 | / |
| Teory | 91 | 35 | / |
| Theori | 83 | 285 | / |
| Tehery | 83 | 57 | / |
| Theore | 83 | 37 | / |
| Teorey | 83 | 35 | / |
| Thiory | 83 | 23 | / |
| Teoryi | 83 | 12 | / |
| Teoray | 83 | 1 | / |
| Theorie | 77 | 6 | / |
| Theoore | 77 | 4 | / |
| Theored | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thiorry | 77 | 1 | / |
| Theorep | 77 | 1 | / |
| Theorge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Theosri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thejore | 77 | 0 | / |
| Theorei | 77 | 0 | / |
| Teehery | 77 | 0 | / |
| Teora | 73 | 539 | / |
| Teore | 73 | 141 | / |
| Teori | 73 | 70 | / |
| Tiory | 73 | 4 | / |
| Theorett | 71 | 1 | / |
| Theoreat | 71 | 0 | / |
| Teoura | 67 | 386 | / |
| Teorea | 67 | 214 | / |
| Thiori | 67 | 132 | / |
| Teoroi | 67 | 124 | / |
| Thiore | 67 | 115 | / |
| Tehere | 67 | 69 | / |
| Teouri | 67 | 42 | / |
| Teoure | 67 | 31 | / |
| Tihore | 67 | 29 | / |
| Teeori | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tehori | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tihora | 67 | 7 | / |
| Teorie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Teaore | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thiary | 67 | 5 | / |
| Teheri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tejora | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tieary | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teeora | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teorio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teyori | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teoret | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tehore | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teoire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tayory | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thyore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tejore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Téhéry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teoore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teorui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thyary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tieore | 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
- 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 Theory
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