Danford Surname
Approximately 11,440 people bear this surname
Danford Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Denford (ford in a valley); in Berkshire.
Danford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,561 | 1:8,069 | 1,057 |
| United States | 3,614 | 1:100,293 | 11,139 |
| Fiji | 471 | 1:1,899 | 282 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Canada | 177 | 1:208,167 | 20,218 |
| England | 141 | 1:395,164 | 27,358 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 129 | 1:188,956 | 15,351 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 895 | 1:56,110 | 6,277 |
Danford (11,276) may also be a first name.
Danford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Denford (ford in a valley); in Berkshire.
Danford Demographics
Average Danford Salary in
United States
$44,080 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Danford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Danford Come From? nationality or country of origin
Danford is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Danford.
How Common Is The Last Name Danford? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 45,365th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 637,023 people. Danford occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Danford reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Danford is also the 56,535th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 11,276 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,561 people, or 1 in 8,069. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 22 percent reside, Singida Region, where 14 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Fiji, where 4 percent reside.
Danford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Danford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Danford last name grew 404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Danford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Danford last name is principally Catholic (69%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Danford surname are 23.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.49% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Danford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 152.02% more than the national average, earning R 598,896 per year; in United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.97% less than the national average, earning $44,235 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danfords | 93 | 0 | / |
| Danfford | 93 | 0 | / |
| Deanford | 93 | 0 | / |
| Danfort | 86 | 47 | / |
| Danfour | 86 | 16 | / |
| Donford | 86 | 12 | / |
| Danfore | 86 | 5 | / |
| Damford | 86 | 3 | / |
| Danferd | 86 | 0 | / |
| Danforth | 80 | 6,630 | / |
| Danforgy | 80 | 7 | / |
| Danphord | 80 | 4 | / |
| Danfoure | 80 | 1 | / |
| Danforph | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dampford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dannfort | 80 | 0 | / |
| Danfar | 77 | 56 | / |
| Donfor | 77 | 11 | / |
| Danfourth | 75 | 3 | / |
| Danforthe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Danforths | 75 | 1 | / |
| Danfare | 71 | 3 | / |
| D'Danforth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danfert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deanfar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Domford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Damforph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damforth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donforth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Danfarth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Danferth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Damphord | 67 | 0 | / |
| Damfar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Donfar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Domfort | 57 | 32 | / |
| Daimfar | 57 | 3 | / |
| Damfare | 57 | 2 | / |
| Domforth | 53 | 15 | / |
| Dampfhart | 50 | 1 | / |
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