Exford Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

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

Exford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Exford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2551:212,46222,434
United States2281:1,589,732106,920
England641:870,59545,570
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Exford (288) may also be a first name.

Exford Last Name Facts

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

Exford is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Exford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 572,911th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 13,250,083 people. Exford occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Exford live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Exford is also the 520,883rd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 288 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 212,462. In South Africa Exford is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent live and Western Cape, where 11 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Exford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Exford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Exford last name expanded 485 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Exford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Exford are 33.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.36% being registered with the political party.

The amount Exford earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 9.31% less than the national average, earning R 215,508 per year and in United States they earn 12.52% less than the national average, earning $37,745 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ecxford9233/
Hexford925/
Eaxford921/
Exfor911/
Oxford8310,527/
Axford833,863/
Esford83275/
Exferd8367/
Exfort831/
Hesford771,241/
Gesford77313/
Hoxford7724/
Hixford774/
Eshford774/
Echford771/
Haxford771/
Esfford771/
Essford770/
Gessford71286/
Ecksford713/
Eadsford711/
Hesfordp711/
Eichford710/
Hessford710/
Heusford710/
Eggsford710/
Oxfort6775/
Isford6766/
Esfard6728/
Axfort673/
Oxfard671/
Heasfford670/
Oxferd670/
Axferd670/

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Exford 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 Exford
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis