Efford Surname

281,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,369 people bear this surname

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

Efford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Efford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4661:777,80960,305
Canada3211:114,78412,212
England2661:209,46618,018
Tanzania991:534,76434,532
Australia941:287,18825,495
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Wales91:343,83718,086
Norway71:734,61250,907
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565
Wales41:392,10412,338
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Efford (714) may also be a first name.

Efford Last Name Facts

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

Efford is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Efford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Efford is the 281,779th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,323,262 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Efford live; 57 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 309,041st most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 714 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 466 people, or 1 in 777,809. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 33 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent are found and England, where 19 percent are found.

Efford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Efford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Efford surname increased 1,165 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Efford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Efford surname are 10.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.63% registered with the party.

The amount Efford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning $42,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $46,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jefford921,646/
Hefford921,363/
Eafford92115/
Gefford9213/
Esfford921/
Eifford920/
Eford91154/
Effor91153/
Jeffords862,945/
Heafford8651/
Ieffords860/
Offord833,890/
Afford83711/
Effort83303/
Esford83275/
Eyford83209/
Eiford83129/
Eaford8388/
Edford8361/
Effard8340/
Effore8324/
Ifford8313/
Euford836/
Geford834/
Heford834/
Effuor832/
Jeford832/
Geffor831/
Efferd830/
Efor80185/
Heasfford800/
Jefffords800/
Gifford7734,650/
Hafford771,738/
Geffard771,451/
Hesford771,241/
Hofford77483/
Gepford77460/
Heaford77255/
Hepford7773/
Heyford7771/
Yesford7755/
Hedford7717/
Heiford779/
Jeffard778/
Eshford774/
Eyjford774/
Jifford773/
Efforts772/
Jetford771/
Hifford771/
Echford771/
Hetford771/
Eifords771/
Jefords771/
Efforrt771/
Geeford771/
Heffour771/
Heiffor770/
Jedford770/
Hefferd770/
Essford770/
Hoeford770/
Heffard770/
Iffords770/
Geiford770/
Efurd73433/
Iford7381/
Aford7362/
Efore7323/
Efort7313/
Effar7313/
Gefor7312/
Oford7311/
Yford736/
Jford735/
Efuor732/
Eyfor732/
Efour732/
Iffor731/
Eifor731/
Esfor731/
Eforr731/
Efard730/
Eferd730/
Headford71630/
Jefforts712/
Hesfordp711/
Hayfford711/
Heatford711/
Giffford711/
Jeffards710/
Eichford710/
Gephford710/
Hessford710/
Jiffords710/
Heitford710/
Ayford67557/
Effert67550/
Iffour67440/
Awford67147/
Offort67145/
Giford6772/
Isford6766/
Hefore6765/
Hoford6738/
Geffar6734/
Haford6733/
Esfard6728/
Eiferd6727/
Gefard6727/
Offard6724/
Ephord6720/
Edfort6719/
Esfour6719/
Eifort6716/
Affort6713/
Geforh6712/
Giffor6711/
Gefoor679/
Effare678/
Heferd676/
Aiford673/
O'Ford673/
Hyford672/
Hefour672/
Edfore672/
Afordt672/
Offerd671/
Hiford671/
Oyford671/
Jeddfords671/
Eefoor671/
Eufurd671/
Ephfor671/
Aaford671/
Affard671/
Heffar671/
Iffort671/
Eforte671/
Esforz671/
Avford671/
Geefor671/
Ifords670/
Apford670/
Gefour670/
Ahford670/
Jefort670/

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Efford Reference & Research

Oxford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Oxford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Efford
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