Beford Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Beford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Liberia531:83,1806,894
England81:6,964,757184,742
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Wales41:773,63329,106
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Beford (41) may also be a first name.

Beford Last Name Facts

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

Beford (Russian: Бефорд) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Beford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Beford is the 1,231,034th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name Beford is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Beford reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Beford is also the 1,590,275th most common given name internationally, held by 41 people.

The surname Beford is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 3,325,311. In The United States Beford is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 17 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and Michigan, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 28 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Beford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Beford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Beford surname increased 376 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Beford last name are 18.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.22% being registered with the political party.

Beford earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $47,414 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bedford9233,955/
Besford92393/
Beuford9272/
Befford9248/
Betford9237/
Beaford9212/
Beeford921/
Baeford921/
Bewford920/
Befordt920/
Beyford920/
Befor9111/
Bessford8672/
Beufford8626/
Beifordt8613/
Beadford865/
Beddford865/
Bechford862/
Beetford861/
Betfford861/
Bethford861/
Beedford861/
Bedfford860/
Byford834,662/
Befort831,356/
Before83831/
Befard8321/
Baford8316/
Besfor8315/
Biford8314/
Boford8310/
Beforh837/
Bedfor836/
Befour835/
Befoor832/
Betfor832/
Beufor831/
Weford831/
Beefor831/
Beachford802/
Bayford771,455/
Bafford77514/
Beffort77411/
Weiford77276/
Behfard77123/
Beafore7786/
Bifford7785/
Betfort7780/
Beyfort7765/
Beforth7762/
Beifort7734/
Bedfort7734/
Bafourd7714/
Bofford7713/
Bowford7712/
Baaford774/
Beafort774/
Befoure773/
Bidford772/
Vedford772/
Beufort772/
Bedfore772/
Byforrd772/
Besfort772/
Buyford771/
Beffard771/
Beffore771/
Bitford771/
Wefford771/
Wheford771/
Bafordt771/
Bedffor771/
Beifard771/
Bejfort771/
Besfore771/
Beuffor771/
Beyfard771/
Vetford770/
Hueford770/
Baiford770/
Bisford770/
Weaford770/
Buiford770/
Bawford770/
Beuferd770/
Beefort770/
Bapford770/
Beiffor770/
Beufard770/
Bohford770/
Bifor7332/
Befar734/
Byfor731/
Boeffard71465/
Beeforth71254/
Bedforth7178/
Beiforte7112/
Bethfort7112/
Bichford714/
Biddford713/
Bopfford711/
Beadfurd711/
Bedforts711/
Whieford711/
Weitford711/
Boifford711/
Beatfard711/
Besforth710/
Baisford710/
Wethford710/
Whetford710/
Behfar671,209/
Wiford67219/
Vefour67218/
Befurt67157/
Befart6791/
Bafort6776/
Bafard6717/
Weathford6714/
Béfort6714/
Buifor6710/
Bajfor677/
Befert674/
Wefort674/
Bifore673/
Bofort673/
Beufar672/
Biofor672/
Bihfor672/
Befare672/
Bisfor671/
Boichford671/
Wyford671/
Boifor671/
Bifort671/
Befarh671/
Beffar670/
Byferd670/
Bedfar670/
Biferd670/
Biefar670/

Beford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beford in the Russian language
Бефордbeford-

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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 Beford
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