Glasfurd Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Glasfurd Surname User-submission:

They derive their name from the area known as the lands of Glasforde, in Stratheven, Lanarkshire.

Glasfurd Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia781:346,09929,260
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Glasfurd Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

They derive their name from the area known as the lands of Glasforde, in Stratheven, Lanarkshire.

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Glasfurd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glasfurd is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Glasfurd? popularity and diffusion

Glasfurd is the 1,943,350th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Glasfurd live; 85 percent live in Australasia and 85 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Glasfurd is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 346,099. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Western Australia, where 97 percent reside and New South Wales, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Australia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glasford88685/
Glassford822,126/
Glaford806/
Glasfort7516/
Glafford750/
Glassfort710/
Glossford710/
Gleiford633/
Glofford630/
Glofor571/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Glasfurd
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