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

Awford occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,453,389th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Awford are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles.

Awford is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 476,223. In England Awford is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 45 percent are found, Worcestershire, where 15 percent are found and Kent, where 11 percent are found. Beside England this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Awford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Awford has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Awford surname increased 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Awford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Awford last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the 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
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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 Awford
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