Careford Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Careford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Careford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:415,80628,295
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Careford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Careford is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Careford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,391,595th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Careford are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 415,806. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 23 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 22 percent are found and Essex, where 16 percent are found. Barring England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Malawi, where 3 percent are found.

Careford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Careford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Careford last name increased 609 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Careford Last Name Statistics demography

Careford earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 47.86% more than the national average, earning $73,461 CAD per year.

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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 Careford
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