Cliffford Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Cliffford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cliffford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cliffford (23) may also be a first name.

Cliffford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cliffford is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cliffford? popularity and diffusion

Cliffford is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cliffford are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 23 people.

The last name Cliffford is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 33 percent are found, Ogun, where 33 percent are found and Ondo, where 33 percent are found.

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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 Cliffford
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