Layford Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Layford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Layford (681) may also be a first name.
Layford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Layford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Layford (Russian: Лайфорд) is found most in Malawi. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Layford? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,338,236th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Layford is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Layford reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Layford is also the 317,248th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 681 people.
The last name Layford is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Excluding Malawi Layford occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Layford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Layford has changed over time. In England it declined 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Layford Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Layford in the Russian language | ||
| Лайфорд | lajford | - |
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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 Layford
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