Anforth Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Anforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:605,63136,119
Australia291:930,88655,860
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307

Anforth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anforth is most common in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anforth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anforth is the 1,453,389th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Anforth live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Anforth is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 605,631. In England Anforth is mostly concentrated in: Lancashire, where 76 percent reside, Cornwall, where 8 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account England Anforth exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Anforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Anforth has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Anforth last name rose 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Anforth Last Name Statistics demography

Anforth earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,739 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanforth931/
Anfort9217/
Enforth860/
Anfor8326/
Gainfort80188/
Hanfordt800/
Enfort7728/
Anfour7710/
Hanfor779/
Ánfort779/
Ganfor775/
Anford772/
Anfart772/
Anfoor771/
Anfert771/
Osenforth750/
Hanford713,657/
Asnford714/
Ganford713/
Enfordt711/
Hanfore711/
Annford711/
Ossenforth711/
Henfort711/
Ganfour711/
Einfort711/
Atenfor711/
Hanfour711/
Hamfort710/
Eanford710/
Aynford710/
Gainford67521/
Anfar67456/
Hemforth6720/
Onfor6711/
Anforova675/
Hanfford674/
Hannford674/
Amfor671/
Haisinfurth671/
Hannffor671/
Haanford670/
Osenfort670/
Ossenforthe670/
Hainford670/

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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
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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 Anforth
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