Brodford Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Guyana

Brodford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brodford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Guyana11:762,22114,420
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Brodford (7) may also be a first name.

Brodford Last Name Facts

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

Brodford is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Brodford.

How Common Is The Last Name Brodford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Brodford reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 7 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Brodford is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Guyana, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Brodford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brodford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brodford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

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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 Brodford
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