Bedfort Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bedfort Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bedfort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bedfort (17) may also be a first name.

Bedfort Last Name Facts

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

Bedfort has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bedfort? popularity and diffusion

Bedfort is the 3,373,373rd most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Bedfort live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 17 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 91 percent reside, Rivers, where 4 percent reside and Taraba, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Bedfort occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Bedfort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bedfort has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bedfort last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bedfort Last Name Statistics demography

Bedfort earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 80.88% less than the national average, earning $8,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bedforth9378/
Bedforts931/
Befort921,356/
Bedfor926/
Bedford8633,955/
Beffort86411/
Bedfert86225/
Betfort8680/
Beyfort8665/
Beforth8662/
Beifort8634/
Beafort864/
Besfort862/
Bedfore862/
Beufort862/
Bedffor861/
Bejfort861/
Beefort860/
Befordt860/
Befor8311/
Beeforth80254/
Beifordt8013/
Bethfort8012/
Beiforte8012/
Beadford805/
Beddford805/
Bestfort801/
Beedford801/
Bedfgord800/
Bedfford800/
Bidforth800/
Besforth800/
Before77831/
Beford77189/
Befart7791/
Besfor7715/
Béfort7714/
Beforh777/
Befour775/
Betfor772/
Befoor772/
Bifort771/
Beefor771/
Beufor771/
Bedfar770/
Besford71393/
Beffart71277/
Bodford71235/
Beafore7186/
Beuford7172/
Befford7148/
Betford7137/
Badford7119/
Betfert7114/
Beaford7112/
Bisfort718/
Boifort713/
Befoure713/
Bidford712/
Wedford712/
Vedford712/
Bedferd712/
Vehfort711/
Beeford711/
Besfore711/
Beuffor711/
Beffore711/
Beiffor710/
Beyford710/
Biffort710/
Bewford710/
Bestford67513/
Bessford6772/
Bifor6732/
Beufford6726/
Befar674/
Biddford673/
Bechford672/
Hvidfort672/
Beffartt671/
Byfor671/
Beadfurd671/
Beefarth671/
Beetford671/
Bodfford671/
Bhadford671/
Betfford671/
Bethford671/
Beutford670/
Baadford670/

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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 Bedfort
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