Ellford Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ellford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ellford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Ellford Last Name Facts

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

Ellford is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ellford live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 1,641,749. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 88 percent reside, Gauteng, where 9 percent reside and Western Cape, where 3 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside.

Ellford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ellford has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ellford last name decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ellford Last Name Statistics demography

Ellford earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.39% more than the national average, earning R 314,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellford931/
Gellford930/
Elford924,729/
Allford861,396/
Helford86103/
Ollford8617/
Gelford8616/
Elfor831/
Hallford802,356/
Gillford8028/
Hillford809/
Hollford803/
Eselford800/
Alford7751,557/
Elfort77798/
Olford77309/
Elferd77142/
Ilford7736/
Elfard7710/
Helfor772/
Elfour772/
Gelfor772/
Halford7111,441/
Holford714,300/
Gilford712,578/
Hilford71154/
Gelfort71144/
Ahlford7123/
Eilfort7118/
Helferd7116/
Alfford714/
Ellfarz714/
Alfoerd711/
Ealefor711/
Ailford711/
Allferd710/
Allfard710/
Allfort710/
Helfort710/
Elfar6713,717/
Heilfort67111/
Gellfart6763/
Elfgaard675/
Ahlfordt672/
Gailford671/
Juilford671/
Hollfort671/
Gilfford671/
Gilfourd671/
Halfford671/
Hallferd671/
Halvford671/
Hellfeur671/
Haalford671/
D'Alford671/
Jailford671/
Gilfordt670/
Helforth670/
Ahalford670/
Allforth670/

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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 Ellford
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