Bandford Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Bandford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bandford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bandford (7) may also be a first name.

Bandford Last Name Facts

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

Bandford is found most in Northern Ireland. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bandford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Bandford occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Bandford live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 4,548,448th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 7 people.

It is most frequently held in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 1,845,036. In Northern Ireland it is mostly found in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Not including Northern Ireland Bandford occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and Malawi, where 17 percent live.

Bandford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bandford has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bandford surname contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wandford881/
Vandford880/
Bantford880/
Boundford82171/
Bandforth820/
Bhandfare711/
Bountford710/
Van'tfoord671/
Vantfoort5931/
Mpountford561/
Van'tfoort561/

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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 Bandford
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