Banforth Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Banforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Banforth Last Name Facts

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

Banforth has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banforth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Banforth reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England Banforth is mostly found in: Tyne and Wear, where 50 percent live, Lancashire, where 13 percent live and Norfolk, where 13 percent live. Apart from England Banforth exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Banforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Banforth has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Banforth last name rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Banforth Last Name Statistics demography

Banforth earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bainforth940/
Banfort930/
Bamforth882,244/
Beanfort886/
Banfor8644/
Baumforth8214/
Waynforth823/
Beaunfort821/
Banford801,363/
Bonfort80287/
Banfore8029/
Basnfor809/
Bamfort802/
Bamnfor801/
Banfour800/
Beanfor800/
Banfert800/
Wasenforth782/
Bonforte75438/
Basnfore7526/
Beanford752/
Bomforth751/
Bainford750/
Bamforte750/
Weasenforth74143/
Weinforth7194/
Buonforte7172/
Bonfor719/
Banfar719/
Bamfor712/
Buonforts712/
Bounforte712/
Bamford6715,799/
Bonfert67467/
Wanford6795/
Vanfürt679/
Bonfour679/
Vanford677/
Bonford675/
Beinfor671/
Banfgar671/
Bonfore671/
Bomfort671/
Banfard671/
Vamfort670/
Banferd670/
Bonfoir670/
Beanfar670/

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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 Banforth
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