Bumford Surname

403,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Bumford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bumford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3711:976,97872,504
England2621:212,66418,215
Wales1531:20,2262,148
Australia751:359,94330,133
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1611:151,40013,347
Wales1041:15,081894
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Bumford Last Name Facts

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

Bumford is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bumford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 403,615th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 8,386,129 people. The last name Bumford occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Bumford live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Bumford is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 371 people, or 1 in 976,978. In The United States Bumford is most frequent in: Maine, where 13 percent are found, New Hampshire, where 12 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent are found and Wales, where 18 percent are found.

Bumford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bumford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bumford surname rose 347 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 147 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bumford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bumford surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.17% being registered with the political party.

Bumford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning $39,717 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boumford9322/
Bomford86727/
Bunford86344/
Bumferd862/
Bumfort860/
Bounford8051/
Biemford801/
Boomford801/
Bumpfort800/
Bumphord800/
Bunfor772/
Bomfor771/
Baumforth7514/
Buinfor71124/
Bonford715/
Bomfort711/
Buttenford710/
Bounfour67466/
Bomforth671/
Bunforte670/
Bonnford670/
Bounforte632/
Bonfor629/
Bonfort57287/
Wonford5747/
Bonfour579/
Bunphor575/
Vomfort573/
Bounfar571/
Bonfoir570/
Bounfarte501/

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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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  • 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 Bumford
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