Alford Forename

88,403rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,713 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Alford Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Where all pass.

Alford Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
2,9341:123,5645,137
Zimbabwe
99%
 
9501:16,2361,890
Jamaica-3811:7,568975
Malawi
100%
2961:57,8123,676
South Africa
100%
1731:315,21817,553
Nigeria
100%
1381:1,286,69829,889
Philippines
99%
 
1251:848,07624,286
Zambia-671:236,6397,668
Papua New Guinea
100%
641:127,38011,285
England
100%
591:942,42216,053
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
551:2,029385
Tanzania
100%
521:1,015,16019,883
Belize
100%
331:10,7371,564
Indonesia-291:8,895,299294,414
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
291:46,9454,279
Malaysia
100%
251:1,217,99840,661
Canada
100%
211:1,577,78025,926
Guyana
100%
201:38,1633,889
Antigua and Barbuda-201:4,970915
British Virgin Islands
100%
191:1,645365
Liberia
100%
191:232,2147,898
United States Virgin Islands-191:5,776921
India
100%
181:67,493,2211,054,154
Colombia
100%
181:2,654,38519,614
Solomon Islands
100%
171:34,1742,353
Saint Kitts and Nevis
100%
171:3,227641
Nicaragua
100%
161:376,1467,303
Cayman Islands-121:5,108894
Sierra Leone-91:787,629675
Grenada
86%
 
81:13,5161,533
Honduras-71:1,259,63812,726
Panama-61:651,09316,250
Wales
100%
61:515,7186,554
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
China-41:341,513,94678,144
Taiwan-41:5,942,42087,370
Botswana
100%
41:546,11213,807
Japan-31:42,662,01963,122
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Montserrat-21:2,438412
Albania
100%
21:1,523,28533,816
Anguilla
100%
21:6,628945
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Chile-11:17,607,20848,996
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152

Alford (51,557) may also be a surname.

Alford Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Where all pass.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Alford Forename Popularity

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Alfford928/
Allford924/
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Alfords922/
Aulford921/
Aalford921/
Alfor9145/
Gailford868/
Hallford866/
Halfords861/
Alferd83991/
Elford83826/
Alfard83119/
Alfort8349/
Olford8313/
Allfor834/
Alfore832/
Alfurd831/
Alfoor831/
Alforiada801/
Holford7756/
Helford7726/
Ailferd7714/
Alphord7714/
Golford775/
Alforte774/
Ellford774/
Eilford773/
Halferd773/
Alfhard772/
Gaylfor772/
Alfgard771/
Alffort771/
Alfferd771/
Alffard771/
Atelfor771/
Galfour771/
Galfort771/
Halfore771/
Alfoure771/
Alfards771/
Ailfort771/
Uilford771/
Alfar73941/
Olfor731/
Goulford711/
Hollford711/
Alifrdie711/
Alfaridu711/
Alfert67177/
Elfort6750/
Alfare6715/
Elferd6714/
Alphor6710/
Galfar678/
Elfard674/
Halfar673/
Alfaar672/
Alfgar672/
Alfhar672/
Aalfar672/
Alfaridia671/
Alfeur671/
Alffar671/
Alfarh671/
Alfart671/
Alfaur671/
Healforth671/
Olfard671/
Olferd671/
Olfort671/
Al Freddi671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alford