Awford Surname

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

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Awford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:476,22330,919
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Awford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awford has its highest incidence in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Awford.

How Common Is The Last Name Awford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,453,389th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. Awford is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Awford reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Awford is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 476,223. In England it is most common in: Gloucestershire, where 45 percent live, Worcestershire, where 15 percent live and Kent, where 11 percent live. Apart from England it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Awford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Awford has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Awford surname rose 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Awford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Awford surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Awford earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.9% more than the national average, earning $65,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawford925/
Gawford921/
Aford9162/
Afford83711/
Ayford83557/
Eaford8388/
Asford8348/
Haford8333/
Atford8311/
Adford838/
Gaford836/
Auford834/
Aiford833/
Afordt832/
Aaford831/
Afords831/
Avford831/
Awfard830/
Apford830/
Ahford830/
Hayford7734,584/
Ashford7721,447/
Gafford773,588/
Hafford771,738/
Hasford771,654/
Gayford77451/
Heaford77255/
Hadford77151/
Eafford77115/
Howford7754/
Hatford7712/
Aufford778/
Ausford777/
Ahsford774/
Assford773/
Haiford772/
Aisford772/
Hapford771/
Adfords771/
Gaiford771/
Asfford771/
Gafoord771/
Asdford770/
Hawferd770/
Hazford770/
Hauford770/
Eford73154/
Oford7311/
Afard7310/
Afort736/
Aferd734/
Headford71630/
Ayshford71183/
Heafford7151/
Aishford7150/
Hayfford711/
Haufford711/
Haysford711/
Haffords711/
Heatford711/
Hausford710/
Hassford710/
Offord673,890/
Efford671,369/
Aufort67929/
Eyford67209/
Eiford67129/
Asfard6790/
Haferd6740/
Hoford6738/
Osford6721/
Ayfort6714/
Affort6713/
Goford6713/
Euford676/
Hafort674/
Heford674/
Hayshford674/
Gafard673/
O'Ford673/
Aforte672/
Afardh672/
Afeerd672/
Hafard672/
Gafort671/
Oyford671/
Affard671/
Aiferd671/
Ayfard671/
Otford670/
Heasfford670/

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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 Awford
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