Cifford Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Canada

Cifford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cifford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Cifford (111) may also be a first name.

Cifford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cifford is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cifford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Cifford reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 890,531st most common first name on earth, borne by 111 people.

The surname Cifford is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Cifford is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 70 percent are found and Ogun, where 30 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.

Cifford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cifford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cifford last name declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cifford Last Name Statistics demography

Cifford earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.74% less than the national average, earning $27,729 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chifford935/
Coifford931/
Scifford930/
Ciford922/
Schifford884/
Gifford8634,650/
Sifford862,439/
Kifford8646/
Sciford8643/
Jifford863/
Ciffard862/
Cefford860/
Cifor83433/
Coiffard802,340/
Sceiford8073/
Chiffard8064/
Giffords8046/
Siefford8043/
Shifford804/
Chiffour802/
Siffords801/
Giffford801/
Schiffor800/
Jiffords800/
Sciffard800/
Ceafford800/
Seifford800/
Saifford800/
Giefford800/
Chifor772,450/
Siford77525/
Cyford7792/
Giford7772/
Kiford776/
Schiffour7529/
Coiffgard751/
Scieffard750/
Giffard713,777/
Jefford711,646/
Kefford711,142/
Cayford71754/
Siffour71387/
Sidford71231/
Seiford7179/
Sitford7163/
Coifard7126/
Siffort7124/
Jiffard7120/
Shiffor7116/
Gipford7113/
Gefford7113/
Cheffor7113/
Chifore718/
Giffort714/
Keiford714/
Siffard714/
Sieford712/
Sisford712/
Ciforte712/
Gisford711/
Cedford711/
Scyffor711/
Cesford711/
Choifor711/
Chipfor711/
Chitfor711/
Sefford710/
Sipford710/
Kaiford710/
Schifor710/
Kipford710/
Shiford710/
Gidford710/
Sifords710/
Jeffords672,945/
Cessford67692/
Shefford67452/
Zifor6748/
Scyffore6719/
Cheffort6718/
Sifor6714/
Gishford6711/
Ceawford677/
Cefor676/
Seiffort672/
Shitford672/
Ceesford671/
Geffords671/
Scepford671/
Seafford671/
Seefford671/
Ciforova671/
Seiffour671/
Saiffoor671/
Cifar671/
Chiffart671/
Cheffour671/
Saiffour671/
Chitfour671/
Seufford670/
Chetford670/
Gifforth670/
Shiffort670/
Sichford670/
Shiffard670/

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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 Cifford
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