Garfort Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Garfort Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garfort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Garfort Last Name Facts

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

Garfort is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Garfort click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garfort? popularity and diffusion

Garfort is the 2,580,327th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Garfort occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Garfort live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Denmark, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 137,676. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 95 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 2 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 2 percent are found. Besides Denmark this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garforth931,325/
Garfortt930/
Arfort9213/
Garfor922/
Gaarforth881/
Garford86407/
Gerfort8682/
Garfert868/
Harfort865/
Garfoor864/
Arforte861/
Gorfort860/
Harforth8041/
Gorforth8027/
Harforte808/
Gharfoor804/
Gharfour801/
Garhfour801/
Garfertt800/
Garrford800/
Hearfort800/
Arford77335/
Garfar7765/
Gorfor771/
Harford716,712/
Gorford7119/
Gharfar7113/
Gerfert7112/
Orforte713/
Garffar711/
Garfard711/
Gorfourtch711/
Arfford710/
Gerford710/
Hairford6755/
Harfford6715/
Gharffar671/
Goerfert671/
Haarford671/
Harpford671/
Harfarth670/

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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 Garfort
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