Bunford Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Bunford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bunford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:438,72529,288
Serbia831:86,0847,250
Wales501:61,8915,534
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales441:35,6461,944
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Bunford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bunford has its highest incidence in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 811,192nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,184,726 people. The last name Bunford occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Bunford reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 438,725. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 23 percent live, Derbyshire, where 13 percent live and Lancashire, where 12 percent live. Barring England Bunford is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 24 percent live and Wales, where 15 percent live.

Bunford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bunford has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 438 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 184 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bunford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bunford surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Bunford earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.72% less than the national average, earning $30,323 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bounford9351/
Bunfor922/
Bumford86869/
Buinfor86124/
Bonford865/
Buttenford820/
Bounfour80466/
Boumford8022/
Bunforte800/
Bonnford800/
Bonfor779/
Bounforte752/
Bomford71727/
Bonfort71287/
Wonford7147/
Bonfour719/
Bunphor715/
Bumferd712/
Bounfar711/
Bonfoir710/
Bumfort710/
Boomford671/
Bumpfort670/
Bumphord670/
Baumforth6314/
Bounfarte631/
Bomfor621/
Bomfort571/
Boonphor535/
Bomforth531/

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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
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  • 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 Bunford
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