Elford Forename

284,203rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Elford Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller at the] ford.

Elford Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe
96%
 
1781:86,6516,530
United States
100%
1671:2,170,88035,251
South Africa
98%
 
1051:519,35924,532
Malawi
100%
851:201,3218,458
Canada-621:534,40913,735
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
451:2,480472
Jamaica-261:110,8934,542
Philippines
100%
211:5,048,07087,079
Tanzania
100%
211:2,513,72922,624
Guyana
100%
141:54,5194,997
Saint Lucia
100%
131:13,6781,658
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
121:113,4527,514
Indonesia-111:23,451,243565,442
Wales
100%
101:309,4314,737
Panama-81:488,32013,543
England
50%
 
61:9,267,15467,986
British Virgin Islands-61:5,208987
United States Virgin Islands-41:27,4372,836
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Albania
100%
31:1,015,52326,928
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
India
100%
21:607,438,9864,324,298
Venezuela-21:15,100,946147,145
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Cayman Islands-21:30,6501,815
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Montserrat-11:4,876752
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Botswana
100%
11:2,184,44921,741
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544

Elford (4,729) may also be a surname.

Elford Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller at the] ford.

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

Elford Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jelford9230/
Helford9226/
Gelford9212/
Ellford924/
Eilford923/
Elfor9127/
Jellford861/
Jhelford861/
Alford835,713/
Ilford8354/
Elfort8350/
Elferd8314/
Olford8313/
Elfard834/
Ylford832/
Elfore832/
Elfour831/
Elfhor831/
Gelfor831/
Gilford772,375/
Halford77376/
Elfgard77129/
Hilford77120/
Holford7756/
Jilford779/
Alfford778/
Elphord775/
Jelfort774/
Allford774/
Helfort773/
Alfourd773/
Helferd772/
Helffor771/
Elforth771/
Aalford771/
Uilford771/
Illford771/
Elfar73381/
Ilfor731/
Gillford7156/
Hillford7116/
Gilfford7110/
Gailford718/
Jillford718/
Hallford716/
El Furud714/
Elfgaard712/
Elfriuda711/
Hollford711/
Jgilford711/
Helfhort711/
Hilfford711/
Alferd67991/
Alfard67119/
Alfort6749/
Elfert6726/
Elfaur674/
Elfart674/
Elfarh673/
Elfurt673/
Gilfor673/
Helfar673/
Eleofrida672/
Hilfor672/
Ilfort672/
Ylfort671/
Elifarida671/
Etelforth671/
Elfare671/
Yilfor671/
Healforth671/
Olfard671/
Olferd671/
Olfort671/
Alforiada671/
El-Fareda671/

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