Graford Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Graford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Graford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Graford (13) may also be a first name.

Graford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Graford is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Graford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Graford live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Graford is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 13 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 50 percent live and Texas, where 50 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Graford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Graford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Graford
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