Heyford Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Heyford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heyford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Heyford (29) may also be a first name.

Heyford Last Name Facts

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

Heyford occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heyford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Heyford live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Heyford is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria Heyford is most frequent in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Heyford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heyford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heyford last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyford92209/
Heford924/
Hyford922/
Hayford8634,584/
Hefford861,363/
Hesford861,241/
Heaford86255/
Hepford8673/
Hedford8617/
Heiford869/
Eyjford864/
Hetford861/
Hoeford860/
Eyeford860/
Eford83154/
Yford836/
Eyfor832/
Headford80630/
Heafford8051/
Heyforth805/
Hesfordp801/
Hayfford801/
Haysford801/
Heuiford801/
Heutford801/
Heatford801/
Hessford800/
Chetford800/
Heitford800/
Heusford800/
Hayeford800/
Chefor771,587/
Efford771,369/
Ayford77557/
Esford77275/
Eiford77129/
Eaford7788/
Hefore7765/
Edford7761/
Haford7733/
Euford776/
Geford774/
Hayfor772/
Hefour772/
Jeford772/
Hiford771/
Oyford771/
Ahford770/
Hayshford754/
Huggeford750/
Heasfford750/
Efor73185/
Ashford7121,447/
Hafford711,738/
Hasford711,654/
Jefford711,646/
Gepford71460/
Gayford71451/
Heifort71174/
Hadford71151/
Eafford71115/
Chepfor7134/
Gefford7113/
Cheffor7113/
Hatford7112/
Jeyifor717/
Hoiford716/
Hawford715/
Eshford714/
Ahsford714/
Hayfort713/
Chehfor713/
Hephord712/
Haiford712/
Chefore712/
Hifford711/
Echford711/
Hoefort711/
Hiefort711/
Eifords711/
Esfford711/
Hapford711/
Iheafor711/
Geeford711/
Chefort711/
Heffour711/
Chiefor711/
Heiffor710/
Essford710/
Heifard710/
Hauford710/
Jayford710/
Heffard710/
Hazford710/
Haefort710/
Eifford710/
Ishford710/
Efurd67433/
Ayshford67183/
Effor67153/
Hafor67123/
Chetfour67113/
Iford6781/
Aford6762/
Jefor6753/
Aishford6750/
Chadford6731/
Chafford6727/
Efore6723/
Yefor6723/
Cheffort6718/
Efort6713/
Yofor6712/
Gefor6712/
Hefar6712/
Headfort677/
Jford675/
Chifford675/
Chawford674/
Hayforth673/
Yfour672/
Efuor672/
Efour672/
Heiefort672/
Heiforth672/
Hessfort671/
Haufford671/
Headfore671/
Houfford671/
Eiawford671/
Haffords671/
Goepford671/
Ahfor671/
Eifor671/
Hyfar671/
Heshfour671/
Yifor671/
Cheapfor671/
Esfor671/
Cheffour671/
Eforr671/
Hausford670/
Efard670/
Eichford670/
Hassford670/
Gephford670/
Hepforth670/
Chatford670/
Chauford670/

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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
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  • 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 Heyford
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