Beniford Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Beniford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Beniford (28) may also be a first name.
Beniford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beniford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beniford is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Beniford.
How Common Is The Last Name Beniford? popularity and diffusion
The surname Beniford is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Beniford are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Beniford is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 28 people.
The last name Beniford is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria Beniford is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 80 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent live and Ebonyi, where 3 percent live. Barring Nigeria Beniford is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 18 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biniford | 88 | 2 | / |
| Beneford | 88 | 2 | / |
| Boniford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Baniford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Benesford | 82 | 2 | / |
| Banniford | 82 | 0 | / |
| Benefor | 80 | 21 | / |
| Behnifar | 75 | 133 | / |
| Banifard | 75 | 25 | / |
| Benefort | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bineford | 75 | 2 | / |
| Winiford | 75 | 2 | / |
| Benefour | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baneford | 75 | 0 | / |
| Beneforte | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bonneford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Benesforte | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bengeforth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Binifar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonifert | 63 | 302 | / |
| Bonifart | 63 | 24 | / |
| Bonifárt | 63 | 1 | / |
| Behnhfar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Binaifar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bonefort | 63 | 0 | / |
| Wineford | 63 | 0 | / |
| Bonifarth | 59 | 2 | / |
| Wayneford | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wienefort | 59 | 1 | / |
| Baneforth | 59 | 0 | / |
| Binefar | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Beniford
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