Ilford Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ilford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ilford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Ilford (54) may also be a first name.

Ilford Last Name Facts

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

Ilford occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ilford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ilford is the 3,274,477th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Ilford are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. Ilford is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 54 people.

This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 62 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 10 percent are found and Berkshire, where 5 percent are found. Other than England this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Ilford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ilford has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ilford surname grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilford922,578/
Hilford92154/
Ailford921/
Gillford8628/
Hillford869/
Gilfourd861/
Gilfford861/
Gailford861/
Gilfordt860/
Elford834,729/
Gilfor8336/
Ulford831/
Ilfort831/
Hulford77736/
Helford77103/
Gilfour7755/
Ellford7734/
Gilfort7733/
Eilfort7718/
Gelford7716/
Hilfort774/
Ailfard771/
Ailferd771/
Yilfort771/
Hilferd770/
Gilfurd770/
Gilfard770/
Elfor731/
Heilfort71111/
Gilffort711/
Hellford711/
Hullford711/
Gellford710/
Eselford710/
Elfort67798/
Elferd67142/
Elfard6710/
Hillforth677/
Helfor672/
Gelfor672/
Elfour672/
Gilfar672/
Hilfar671/

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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 Ilford
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