Carnforth Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Carnforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carnforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Carnforth Last Name Facts

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

Carnforth occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carnforth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Carnforth occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Carnforth reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Carnforth is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Carnforth is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 86 percent are found and Virginia, where 14 percent are found.

Carnforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carnforth has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Carnforth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carnforth last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Carnforth earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.29% more than the national average, earning $57,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cornforth892,474/
Carnford821/
Cornfort821/
Carnfore821/
Karenfort7857/
Cornferth780/
Cornfarth780/
Cornford712,469/
Kerenfort6710/
Cornferd590/
Cormford590/
Zarinfard569/
Kormferth561/
Sorinford560/
Zarrinfard534/
Karimfardt531/

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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 Carnforth
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