Afford Surname

471,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Afford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Afford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3171:175,76715,993
Australia2041:132,33214,365
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:128,29111,943
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Afford (44) may also be a first name.

Afford Last Name Facts

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

Afford occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Afford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Afford is the 471,721st most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,249,713 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Afford live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,525,482nd most prevalent first name globally, held by 44 people.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 175,767. In England it is mostly found in: Northamptonshire, where 13 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 12 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 10 percent live. Apart from England it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Afford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Afford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 429 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Afford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Afford last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Afford earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.4% more than the national average, earning $50,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.33% less than the national average, earning $39,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gafford923,588/
Hafford921,738/
Eafford92115/
Aufford928/
Asfford921/
Affor91384/
Aford9162/
Heafford8651/
Haufford861/
Hayfford861/
Haffords861/
Offord833,890/
Efford831,369/
Gaffor83921/
Ayford83557/
Awford83147/
Eaford8388/
Asford8348/
Haford8333/
Affore8322/
Affour8320/
Haffor8316/
Affort8313/
Atford8311/
Adford838/
Gaford836/
Auford834/
Aiford833/
Afordt832/
Aaford831/
Affard831/
Afforh831/
Afords831/
Afpfor831/
Avford831/
Apford830/
Ahford830/
Afor804,069/
Heasfford800/
Hayford7734,584/
Ashford7721,447/
Gaffoor775,866/
Gaffour771,988/
Hasford771,654/
Hefford771,363/
Hofford77483/
Gayford77451/
Gaffard77407/
Heaford77255/
Hadford77151/
Gofford7751/
Hatford7712/
Ausford777/
Gahffor776/
Hawford775/
Auffort775/
Gayffor775/
Ahsford774/
Haffoor774/
Assford773/
Haffort773/
Haffard773/
Haiford772/
Aisford772/
Gaiford771/
Gawford771/
Hapford771/
Adfords771/
Gaffort771/
Haffour771/
Gafoord771/
Hgaffor771/
Hafferd770/
Hauford770/
Hazford770/
Asdford770/
Eifford770/
Haffore770/
Offor7346,930/
Asfor732,054/
Gafor73861/
Affar73619/
Afore73294/
Afour73187/
Eford73154/
Hafor73123/
Afoor7398/
Aafor7352/
Oford7311/
Aforz7311/
Afard7310/
Afort736/
Aferd734/
Azfor731/
Ahfor731/
Afuor731/
Headford71630/
Ayshford71183/
Aufforth7174/
Aishford7150/
Haysford711/
Houfford711/
Heatford711/
Gahaffor711/
Assffour711/
Gafffoor711/
Hausford710/
Hassford710/
Gaiffour710/
Haffards710/
Gaffar6765,580/
Gafoor6750,777/
Asfour6731,553/
Haffar675,098/
Asfoor672,392/
Gafour671,141/
Aufort67929/
Affare67638/
Effort67303/
Eyford67209/
Asffar67172/
Hafour67161/
Offort67145/
Eiford67129/
Asfard6790/
Goffor6741/
Haferd6740/
Effard6740/
Hoford6738/
Offard6724/
Osford6721/
Gahfor6720/
Haffgaard6717/
Gayfor6715/
Ayfort6714/
Goford6713/
Offfor6711/
Aufore6710/
Ahfour679/
Gafuor677/
Aufour677/
Euford676/
Gafhor676/
Assfor676/
Hafoor675/
Offorh675/
Offoor674/
Hayshford674/
Heford674/
Aifour674/
Hafort674/
Aafour674/
Offore673/
Ashfor673/
Gafard673/
O'Ford673/
Hafard672/
Hayfor672/
Hafore672/
Afardh672/
Afeerd672/
Azffar672/
Aforte672/
Azfour672/
Offerd671/
Oyford671/
Affart671/
Aufoor671/
Affert671/
Haufor671/
Offorr671/
Gafort671/
Hgafor671/
Gaifor671/
Aiferd671/
Afgour671/
Ayfard671/
Aaffar671/
Efferd670/
Otford670/
Hadfor670/
Awfard670/
Hoffor670/

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Afford Reference & Research

Oxford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Ufford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Oxford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Ufford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
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  • 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 Afford
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