Williford Surname

42,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Williford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Williford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,0981:29,9603,723
England471:1,185,49155,443
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2161:41,2984,838

Williford (78) may also be a first name.

Williford Last Name Facts

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

Williford is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Williford.

How Common Is The Last Name Williford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 42,761st most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 598,616 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Williford live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,091,646th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 78 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 12,098 people, or 1 in 29,960. In The United States Williford is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 18 percent live, Georgia, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 13 percent live. Apart from The United States Williford occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Williford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Williford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 995 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 294 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Williford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Williford last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Williford last name are 9.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.19% registered with the party.

Williford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.58% less than the national average, earning $40,311 USD per year.

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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 Williford
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