Bonford Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bonford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Bonford (41) may also be a first name.

Bonford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bonford is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bonford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Bonford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Bonford reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bonford is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 41 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly found in: Alabama, where 33 percent reside, Connecticut, where 33 percent reside and New York, where 33 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 20 percent reside and Kenya, where 20 percent reside.

Bonford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bonford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bounford9351/
Bomnford931/
Bonnford930/
Bonfor929/
Banford861,363/
Bomford86727/
Bunford86344/
Bonfort86287/
Wonford8647/
Bonfour869/
Bonfore861/
Bonfoir860/
Bounfour80466/
Bonforte80438/
Boumford8022/
Boomford801/
Banfor7744/
Bomfor771/
Buonforte7572/
Bounforte752/
Buonforts752/
Bamford7115,799/
Bumford71869/
Bonfert71467/
Wanford7195/
Banfore7129/
Basnfor719/
Vanford717/
Banfard711/
Bounfar711/
Bamnfor711/
Bonfare711/
Bomfort711/
Buttenford710/
Banferd710/
Banfour710/
Banfort710/
Basnfore6726/
Banforth6714/
Boonphor675/
Bomforte672/
Bomforth671/
Bonfarte671/
Bampford670/
Bunforte670/

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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 Bonford
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