Becford Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Becford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Becford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica181:159,4425,298
Panama111:355,6607,645
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Becford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Becford is borne by more people in Jamaica than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Becford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Becford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Becford reside; 42 percent reside in Caribbean and 40 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

The last name is most commonly used in Jamaica, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 159,442. In Jamaica Becford is most numerous in: Surrey County, where 67 percent are found, Cornwall County, where 28 percent are found and Middlesex County, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Jamaica Becford exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Becford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Becford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Becford surname rose 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Becford Last Name Statistics demography

Becford earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53% less than the national average, earning $20,281 USD per year.

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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 Becford
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