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Where Does The Last Name Comfort Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Comfort is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Comfort.

How Common Is The Last Name Comfort? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Comfort is the 40,362^nd most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 560,969 people. The last name Comfort occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Comfort live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Comfort is also the 1,983^rd most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 510,430 people.

The surname Comfort is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4,798 people, or 1 in 75,544. In The United States Comfort is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Comfort occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Cameroon, where 18 percent are found.

Comfort Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Comfort has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Comfort surname expanded 384 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 293 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Comfort Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Comfort surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (63%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Comfort are 9.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.27% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Comfort earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.24% more than the national average, earning R 444,948 per year; in United States they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $45,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $52,061 CAD per year.