Befford Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Befford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Befford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Liberia91:489,83723,279
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Befford (13) may also be a first name.

Befford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Befford occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Befford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Befford is the 2,808,717th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. Befford is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Befford reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

The last name Befford is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 9,538,393. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 63 percent are found, California, where 16 percent are found and Nevada, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Befford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Befford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 422 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Befford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Befford surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Befford earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.51% less than the national average, earning $42,065 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beufford9326/
Betfford931/
Bedfford930/
Beford92189/
Bedford8633,955/
Bafford86514/
Beffort86411/
Besford86393/
Bifford8685/
Beuford8672/
Betford8637/
Bofford8613/
Beaford8612/
Beeford861/
Beffard861/
Beffore861/
Baeford861/
Wefford861/
Bedffor861/
Beuffor861/
Bewford860/
Beiffor860/
Befordt860/
Beyford860/
Befor8311/
Boeffard80465/
Bessford8072/
Beifordt8013/
Beadford805/
Beddford805/
Bechford802/
Bopfford801/
Beetford801/
Bethford801/
Beedford801/
Boifford801/
Byford774,662/
Befort771,356/
Before77831/
Befard7721/
Baford7716/
Besfor7715/
Biford7714/
Boford7710/
Beforh777/
Bedfor776/
Befour775/
Befoor772/
Betfor772/
Beufor771/
Weford771/
Beefor771/
Beffar770/
Beachford752/
Bayford711,455/
Beffart71277/
Weiford71276/
Weffort71260/
Boffard71183/
Beffert71160/
Behfard71123/
Baffard71122/
Beafore7186/
Betfort7180/
Biffard7170/
Beyfort7165/
Beforth7162/
Beifort7134/
Bedfort7134/
Beffare7119/
Bafourd7114/
Bowford7112/
Baaford714/
Beafort714/
Befoure713/
Bidford712/
Vedford712/
Beufort712/
Bedfore712/
Byforrd712/
Besfort712/
Buyford711/
Bitford711/
Wheford711/
Bafordt711/
Beifard711/
Bejfort711/
Besfore711/
Beyfard711/
Vetford710/
Hueford710/
Baiford710/
Bisford710/
Weaford710/
Buiford710/
Bawford710/
Beuferd710/
Vifford710/
Beefort710/
Wifford710/
Bapford710/
Biffort710/
Beufard710/
Bohford710/
Bofferd710/
Beeforth67254/
Boiffard67106/
Bedforth6778/
Bifor6732/
Boëffard6724/
Beiforte6712/
Bethfort6712/
Bichford674/
Befar674/
Biddford673/
Byfor671/
Beadfurd671/
Bedforts671/
Bieffert671/
Whieford671/
Whifford671/
Weitford671/
Boeffart671/
Beatfard671/
Beffartt671/
Besforth670/
Baisford670/
Wethford670/
Whetford670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Befford
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