Dadford Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dadford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dadford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
England121:4,643,172139,951
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dadford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dadford occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dadford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Dadford occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Dadford are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,006,582. In South Africa Dadford is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 59 percent reside, Western Cape, where 33 percent reside and Limpopo, where 4 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Dadford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dadford has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dadford surname fell 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dadford Last Name Statistics demography

Dadford earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 126.25% more than the national average, earning R 537,660 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deadford931/
Daford9210/
Dafford8663/
Dedford869/
Daiford862/
Dadfard861/
Dawford861/
Dayford860/
Dauford860/
Dafor8315/
Dashford8010/
Daffourd807/
Daudfard802/
Daysford801/
Dathford801/
Deauford801/
Daifford800/
Dodfords800/
Dadfar772,958/
Dawfor77283/
Dafour7778/
Dafore775/
Dafoor773/
Dayfor773/
Doford772/
Dhafor771/
Daforr770/
Daffor770/
Daudfar7157/
Dafgard7144/
Doiford7131/
Daffort7122/
Daufour7115/
Dofford7115/
Daffour7110/
Daifour712/
Deuford711/
Dayfort711/
Dgafoor711/
Daforte711/
Detford710/
Daforth710/
Dafar67876/
Dastfard6714/
Deidfard678/
Dofor674/
Dafgaard674/
Daffourt674/
Dauffard671/
Deifford671/
Doufford671/
Deaufort671/
Dahforth670/
Dauforth670/

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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 Dadford
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