Bedforth Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bedforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bedforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:977,51048,999
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bedforth Last Name Facts

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

Bedforth is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bedforth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. Bedforth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Bedforth live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England Bedforth is most frequent in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 32 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 25 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside. Barring England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Bedforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bedforth has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bedforth Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bedforth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 162.27% more than the national average, earning R 623,244 per year and in Canada they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $46,637 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beforth9362/
Bedfort9334/
Beeforth88254/
Bedforts881/
Bidforth880/
Besforth880/
Befort861,356/
Beforh867/
Bedfor866/
Bedford8033,955/
Beffort80411/
Bedfert80225/
Betfort8080/
Beyfort8065/
Beifort8034/
Beafort804/
Besfort802/
Bedfore802/
Beufort802/
Bedffor801/
Bejfort801/
Befordt800/
Beefort800/
Befor7711/
Beifordt7513/
Beiforte7512/
Bethfort7512/
Beddford755/
Beadford755/
Beedford751/
Bestfort751/
Beefarth751/
Bedfford750/
Bedfgord750/
Before71831/
Beford71189/
Befart7191/
Westforth7147/
Besfor7115/
Béfort7114/
Befour715/
Betfor712/
Befoor712/
Bifort711/
Beefor711/
Beufor711/
Befarh711/
Bedfar710/
Besford67393/
Beffart67277/
Bodford67235/
Beafore6786/
Beuford6772/
Befford6748/
Betford6737/
Badford6719/
Betfert6714/
Beaford6712/
Bisfort678/
Boifort673/
Befoure673/
Bidford672/
Vedford672/
Wedford672/
Bedferd672/
Beeford671/
Beffore671/
Vehfort671/
Besfore671/
Beuffor671/
Bewford670/
Beiffor670/
Biffort670/
Beyford670/

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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 Bedforth
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