Daniford Surname

321,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Daniford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Daniford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1531:45,9165,184
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532

Daniford (1,578) may also be a first name.

Daniford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Daniford is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Daniford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 321,376th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,271,554 people. The surname Daniford occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Daniford reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 194,758th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 1,578 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,153 people, or 1 in 45,916. In Tanzania Daniford is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 55 percent live, Kagera Region, where 14 percent live and Singida Region, where 10 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daneford887/
Danyford881/
Danifard881/
Doniford880/
Deanifard8237/
Danaifard824/
Danesford821/
Damnifar7591/
Deanifar7551/
Doneford750/
Daneforth711/
Danesfort711/
Dannefaerd6735/
Daneshfard678/
Daneshfar591,579/
Donnefort59106/

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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 Daniford
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