Balford Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Balford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Nicaragua71:860,1564,655
Wales61:515,75523,171
England31:18,572,686338,250
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Balford (407) may also be a first name.

Balford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balford occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Balford is the 2,020,555th most widely held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Balford live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 427,366th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 407 people.

The surname Balford is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States Balford is most common in: Alabama, where 14 percent reside, Georgia, where 14 percent reside and Ohio, where 14 percent reside. Apart from The United States Balford exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nicaragua, where 8 percent reside and Wales, where 7 percent reside.

Balford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Balford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Balford surname rose 271 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Balford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Balford last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Balford are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the party.

Balford earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.54% less than the national average, earning $30,403 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balfourd9310/
Bealford931/
Bailford931/
Ballford931/
Balfor9218/
Balfour8614,327/
Walford866,870/
Balfore8634/
Balfhor868/
Balfort868/
Bolford863/
Balfoor862/
Valford861/
Ballfor861/
Balfard861/
Balfoort80535/
Wallford807/
Walfford806/
Balffort801/
Ballfour801/
Bailfour801/
Boolford801/
Beulford801/
Balforth801/
Baalfour800/
Walfoord800/
Whalford800/
Ballfore800/
Balfoure800/
Wahlford800/
Balfar7729/
Valfor772/
Bolfor770/
Balfourth7528/
Wolford7114,575/
Volford71435/
Valfort71265/
Walfort71204/
Ballfar7132/
Walfard7117/
Bolferd714/
Balfaur712/
Bolfour711/
Balfarr711/
Valfour711/
Balfourová711/
Bolfard710/
Woolford678,558/
Wohlford671,649/
Wolfford67216/
Walfoort67100/
Valforte6736/
Wolfordt6716/
Woilford6712/
Wollford6711/
Wahlfort675/
Wolhford674/
Boulfort672/
Wholford672/
Bolforte671/
Weilford671/
Woulford670/
Walforth670/
Vohlford670/

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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 Balford
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