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

The last name Ellford is found most in South Africa. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Ellford is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ellford reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

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

Ellford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ellford has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ellford last name declined 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
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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 Ellford
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