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 most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bedforth.

How Common Is The Last Name Bedforth? popularity and diffusion

Bedforth is the 2,136,387th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Bedforth are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England Bedforth is most numerous in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 32 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 25 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account England Bedforth is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Bedforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bedforth has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name 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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