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

The last name Heyford is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Heyford.

How Common Is The Last Name Heyford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heyford is the 2,255,512th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Heyford reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Heyford is also the 1,951,561st most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found 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 prevalency of Heyford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heyford last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 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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