Goford Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Goford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Goford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goford is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Goford.

How Common Is The Last Name Goford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Goford are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Goford is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Goford is most numerous in: Berkshire, where 42 percent reside, Greater London, where 17 percent reside and Buckinghamshire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Goford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goford has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Goford last name grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gosford92105/
Gofford9251/
Godford9215/
Gotford920/
Gofor91324/
Oford9111/
Goodford8651/
Goddford861/
Goepford861/
Gousford860/
Offord833,890/
Ghofor83117/
Goffor8341/
Hoford8338/
Ngofor8334/
Osford8321/
Gofoor8315/
Gofard839/
Gofort837/
Gofour837/
Gaford836/
Geford834/
O'Ford833/
Gofore832/
Goofor832/
Oyford831/
Goforh831/
Goufor831/
Otford830/
Goforth7712,126/
Hosford774,070/
Gafford773,588/
Goffard77948/
Hofford77483/
Gepford77460/
Gatford77356/
Howford7754/
Nghofor7750/
Ngoufor7731/
Gefford7713/
Ghofoor7710/
Gasford778/
Ghoffor778/
Hoiford776/
Hodford774/
Goffort773/
Goffoor772/
Uotford772/
Gawford771/
Hooford771/
Gofferd771/
Goforht771/
Goforph771/
Goffore771/
Ghoufor771/
Gafoord771/
Ghofour771/
Hopford770/
Gadford770/
Gofar733,267/
Gafor73861/
Aford7362/
Ofort7315/
Gáfor7314/
Gofourth71147/
Goepferd7163/
Gofforth7140/
Goforova7112/
Goddfard717/
Ghoufoor715/
Godforth714/
Hossford714/
Gassford713/
Goodfard712/
Gofortht712/
Houfford711/
Hoodford710/
Gephford710/
Goeforth710/
Hochford710/
Goepfort710/
Giefford710/
Gafoor6750,777/
Ghofar675,247/
Gofare674,113/
Goffar673,287/
Ghafor672,249/
Gafour671,141/
Gaffor67921/
Afford67711/
Ngafor67372/
Awford67147/
Offort67145/
Asford6748/
Gofert6739/
Haford6733/
Gofforova6733/
Gefard6727/
Offard6724/
Gahfor6720/
Gafore6717/
Ngofar6714/
Gofhar6712/
Atford6711/
Adford678/
Ophord677/
Gafuor677/
Godfar677/
Gofart676/
Euford676/
Gafhor676/
Auford674/
Gohfar674/
Geferd673/
Gofaar673/
Gafard673/
Goofar673/
Gopfar672/
Oforth672/
Gáffor672/
O'Fort672/
Afordt672/
Osfort671/
Hofard671/
Aaford671/
Afords671/
Ofourt671/
Gafort671/
Hgafor671/
Gazfor671/
Goepfardt671/
Gofarh671/
D'Goforth671/
Avford671/
Apford670/
Gasfor670/
Hofort670/
Ahford670/
Gophor670/

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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 Goford
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