Lanford Surname
Approximately 3,066 people bear this surname
Lanford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,899 | 1:125,029 | 13,287 |
| Liberia | 137 | 1:32,179 | 3,038 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 88 | 1:276,993 | 19,333 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 472 | 1:106,396 | 10,676 |
Lanford (537) may also be a first name.
Lanford Demographics
Average Lanford Salary in
United States
$43,815 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lanford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanford Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lanford is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanford? popularity and diffusion
It is the 144,828th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,376,890 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Lanford reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lanford is also the 363,820th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 537 people.
The surname Lanford is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,899 people, or 1 in 125,029. In The United States Lanford is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 22 percent are found, Texas, where 19 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Lanford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lanford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 614 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lanford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lanford last name are 22.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.08% being registered to vote for the party.
Lanford earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $43,815 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lainford | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lanhford | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lanfourd | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lanfordd | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lanfford | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lasnford | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lannford | 93 | 0 | / |
| Lanfor | 92 | 32 | / |
| Lamford | 86 | 123 | / |
| Lanfort | 86 | 13 | / |
| Lanferd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lonford | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lanfore | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lanfard | 86 | 0 | / |
| Leinford | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lanforth | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lonfford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lanforte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leanfore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lonnford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lampford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lanfar | 77 | 10 | / |
| Lonfor | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lanfare | 71 | 18 | / |
| Hlonfor | 71 | 9 | / |
| Lonfort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lamfort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lanfert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lanphor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lanfeur | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lonforth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lanphore | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lanford
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