Fordson Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Fordson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Fordson (1,434) may also be a first name.
Fordson Demographics
Fordson Political Affiliation
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Fordson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fordson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fordson is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fordson.
How Common Is The Last Name Fordson? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 950,707th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Fordson reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 206,059th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 1,434 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Outside of Malawi Fordson occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.
Fordson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fordson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fordson last name increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fordson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Fordson are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.
Fordson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.97% less than the national average, earning $19,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortson | 86 | 5,797 | / |
| Fordsen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Forttson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Forrtson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fordshan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fourtson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Forzon | 77 | 18 | / |
| Forcon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fourzon | 71 | 18 | / |
| Forchon | 71 | 17 | / |
| Fortsen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fortsom | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fartson | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fordzun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fordzan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Furcson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fortsan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Furtson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fourchon | 67 | 354 | / |
| Forcione | 67 | 340 | / |
| Fordsham | 67 | 38 | / |
| Forchone | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Fordson
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