Glaford Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Glaford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glaford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia51:881,70733,815
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Glaford Last Name Facts

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

Glaford occurs most in Liberia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glaford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Glaford occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Glaford are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Glaford is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia Glaford is most prevalent in: Margibi County, where 80 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 20 percent live. Beside Liberia Glaford occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glasford93685/
Gladford931/
Glafford930/
Glassford882,126/
Glasfurd8092/
Glasfort8016/
Gleiford803/
Glofford800/
Glofor771/
Glossford750/
Gilleford750/
Glassfore750/
Glassfort750/
Glopferd670/
Gloofar576/
Gleifar571/
Glefert571/
Gleifert5311/

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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 Glaford
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