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

Malford is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 35 percent of Malford reside; 35 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 852,104th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 120 people.

The surname Malford is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Malford is most frequent in: Rivers, where 83 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 17 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent are found and England, where 24 percent are found.

Malford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Malford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Malford surname contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 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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