Beckford-Smith Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Beckford-Smith Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Beckford & Smith.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Beckford-Smith Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica181:159,4425,298
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

Beckford-Smith Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Beckford-Smith Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Beckford-Smith occurs more in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beckford-Smith? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Beckford-Smith reside; 83 percent reside in Caribbean and 83 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Jamaica, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 159,442. In Jamaica it is most numerous in: Surrey County, where 61 percent are found and Middlesex County, where 39 percent are found. Barring Jamaica it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and The Bahamas, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bickford-Smith9364/
Pickford-Smith861/
Bickford Smith861/

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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 Beckford-Smith
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