Malford Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Malford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Malford (120) may also be a first name.

Malford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malford is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Malford.

How Common Is The Last Name Malford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Malford is primarily found in Africa, where 35 percent of Malford live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 852,104th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 120 people.

The last name Malford is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Malford is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 83 percent live and Bayelsa, where 17 percent live. Not including Nigeria Malford occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and England, where 24 percent live.

Malford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Malford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Malford surname decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Malford Last Name Statistics demography

Malford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mailford932/
Maulford931/
Mallford930/
Molford8622/
Malfore8620/
Malfort868/
Malfard863/
Malfurd861/
Malfour860/
Malforte8045/
Moulford808/
Malfoort801/
Meulford800/
Malfar7722/
Malfert7136/
Malfart7119/
Maillefort716/
Maalfar711/
Malfare711/
Molfort710/
Mailfert67608/
Molferdt671/
Mahalfar671/
Mohlfort670/
Molfert5755/
Malpheur530/

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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 Malford
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