Lamford Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lamford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania551:962,57544,906
England431:1,295,76958,667
Liberia91:489,83723,279
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lamford (11) may also be a first name.

Lamford Last Name Facts

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

Lamford is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lamford.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lamford is the 1,628,521st most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Lamford reside; 45 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 962,575. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent reside and Liberia, where 7 percent reside.

Lamford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lamford has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lamford last name increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamford Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lamford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 60.81% less than the national average, earning R 93,132 per year and in United States they earn 68.77% less than the national average, earning $13,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lampford930/
Lanford863,066/
Lamfort861/
Lemford861/
Lanfourd801/
Lasnford801/
Lanfford801/
Lanfordd801/
Lanhford801/
Lainford801/
Lannford800/
Lanfor7732/
Lanfort7113/
Lonford712/
Lanferd712/
Lanfore711/
Lamfert710/
Lamphor710/
Lanfard710/
Lanforth672/
Leinford672/
Lanforte671/
Lamphour671/
Lonfford671/
Leanfore671/
Lamphard670/
Lonnford670/
Lamfarts670/
Lampherd670/
Lampfert670/
Lamphore670/

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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 Lamford
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