Kinsford Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

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

Kinsford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinsford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Kinsford (133) may also be a first name.

Kinsford Last Name Facts

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

Kinsford is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kinsford.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinsford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,776,799th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Kinsford live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kinsford is also the 804,402nd most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 133 people.

It is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea Kinsford is most numerous in: Milne Bay, where 51 percent reside, National Capital District, where 20 percent reside and Western, where 14 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Kinsford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kinsford has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Kinsford last name decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimsford880/
Kensford880/
Gainsford821,181/
Cainsford821/
Coinsford821/
Kaynsford820/
Guinsford820/
Gains Ford781/
Consford7585/
Gansford751/
Connesford670/
Gansfort6325/
Gansefort5926/
Gansfried599/
Conesiford560/
Kannesvarad531/

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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 Kinsford
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