Layford Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Layford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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

Layford (Russian: Лайфорд) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Layford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Layford is the 1,338,236th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Layford live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Layford is also the 317,248th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 681 people.

The last name Layford is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Other than Malawi Layford exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Layford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Layford has changed through the years. In England it fell 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyford924,274/
Laford92387/
Lawford862,171/
Lafford86534/
Lasford86237/
Leaford86123/
Latford86107/
Ladford8639/
Lauford867/
Loyford863/
Laiford862/
Lazford862/
Leyford861/
Lafor8313/
Lyfor8311/
Leadford80326/
Lashford80203/
Laidford8061/
Leafords803/
Lathford801/
Leasford801/
Lachford800/
Laufford800/
Layforth800/
Laffoord800/
Laudford800/
Leatford800/
Liford77685/
Lafore77541/
Lafort77245/
Lafour77237/
Leford7774/
Laffor7733/
Lafard772/
Lyfort771/
Lafoor771/
Lyfard770/
Lafoir770/
Ledford7123,119/
Lipford712,836/
Laforte711,345/
Letford71740/
Lifford71443/
Laffort71221/
Laffore71215/
Lefford71110/
Lidford71100/
Lafourt7175/
Litford7120/
Lesford717/
Leiford717/
Leeford716/
Lepford715/
Laefort713/
Lawfort712/
Lasfort712/
Levford711/
Laeffor711/
Laffour711/
Lauffor711/
Lafoure711/
Lisford711/
Lyphord711/
Laufort711/
Laffoor711/
Lafoire711/
Laforre711/
Liafour711/
Lasfour711/
Lewford710/
Lafortz710/
Lauhfor710/
Layfart710/
Leafort710/
Lyfar671,792/
Lafar67523/
Lefor67465/
Laasfour67106/
Lafourte6768/
Lifor6754/
Liphford6733/
Lettford679/
Lichford678/
Lawforth674/
Lithford673/
Lessford672/
Lethford672/
Lousford671/
Lidfords671/
Letdford671/
Lafforte671/
Leddford671/
Ledfford671/
Layfarth670/
Leedford670/
Lissford670/
Leudford670/
Leetford670/
Leffordt670/
Lesfoord670/
Lhetford670/
Lachfard670/

Layford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Layford in the Russian language
Лайфордlajford-

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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
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  • 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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