Defford Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Defford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales81:196,0527,186
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Defford (10) may also be a first name.

Defford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Defford occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Defford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Defford is the 5,213,395th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Defford are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Defford is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename in the world, held by 10 people.

Defford is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 50 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found and Virginia, where 7 percent are found.

Defford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Defford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Defford surname grew 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Defford Last Name Statistics demography

Defford earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.61% more than the national average, earning $74,479 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deifford931/
Deford923,185/
Deffor92847/
Difford86430/
Dafford8663/
Defferd8616/
Dofford8615/
Dedford869/
Deffore868/
Defourd865/
Deffard862/
Deffort862/
Deffoor862/
Desford862/
Deuford861/
Depford861/
Deffour861/
Detford860/
Defor831,553/
Defoirdt80155/
Daffourd807/
D'Deford801/
Deadford801/
Daifford800/
Defour772,511/
Defoor772,375/
Defore77970/
Deffar77519/
Defort77350/
Diffor7751/
Desfor7746/
Defard7724/
Daford7710/
Dyford774/
Deforr773/
Doford772/
Deufor771/
Deefor771/
Defoër771/
Diford771/
Defoort711,431/
Deffert71245/
Diffort71171/
Desfour71165/
Deforte71132/
Deforth71110/
Defoore7173/
Doiford7131/
Deforzh7129/
Daffort7122/
Desfard7119/
Dyffort7116/
Defoure7114/
Depferd7110/
Diefort719/
Doffort714/
Deffeur713/
Defourt713/
Defoire713/
Daiford712/
Dawford711/
Deufort711/
Desfort711/
Doffard711/
Deforre711/
Deffare711/
De'four711/
Didford711/
Dayford710/
Desfore710/
Defar678,316/
Difor6718/
Deidfard678/
Doffourt677/
Daffourt674/
Daysford671/
Dieffert671/
Dewferdt671/
Dewforth670/

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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
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  • 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 Defford
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