Beddford Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Beddford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beddford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Beddford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beddford is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beddford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Beddford is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Beddford reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Beddford is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Beddford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Beddford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bedford9333,955/
Beadford885/
Biddford883/
Beedford881/
Bedfford880/
Bedfgord880/
Beford86189/
Bedfor866/
Besford80393/
Bodford80235/
Beuford8072/
Befford8048/
Betford8037/
Bedfort8034/
Badford8019/
Beaford8012/
Vedford802/
Wedford802/
Bidford802/
Bedferd802/
Bedfore802/
Beeford801/
Bedffor801/
Bewford800/
Befordt800/
Beyford800/
Befor7711/
Bestford75513/
Bedforth7578/
Bessford7572/
Beufford7526/
Beifordt7513/
Bechford752/
Bethford751/
Betfford751/
Beadfurd751/
Bedforts751/
Beetford751/
Bodfford751/
Bhadford751/
Baadford750/
Beutford750/
Byford714,662/
Befort711,356/
Before71831/
Befard7121/
Besfor7115/
Biford7114/
Beforh717/
Befour715/
Bytheford713/
Befoor712/
Beachford712/
Betfor712/
Beefor711/
Beufor711/
Bedfar710/
Bayford671,455/
Beffort67411/
Bedfert67225/
Behfard67123/
Beafore6786/
Bifford6785/
Betfort6780/
Beyfort6765/
Beforth6762/
Beifort6734/
Botford6720/
Batford679/
Beafort674/
Befoure673/
Widford672/
Besfort672/
Byforrd672/
Beufort672/
Wetford671/
Beffard671/
Buyford671/
Beffore671/
Bitford671/
Beifard671/
Bejfort671/
Besfore671/
Beuffor671/
Beyfard671/
Beefort670/
Beiffor670/
Beufard670/
Buiford670/
Bisford670/
Baiford670/
Vetford670/

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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 Beddford
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