Maxford Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Maxford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Maxford Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Maxford (627) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Maxford Demographics

Maxford Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Maxford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maxford is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maxford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,551,568th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Maxford occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maxford live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maxford is also the 332,667th most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 627 people.

Maxford is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Without taking into account Malawi Maxford exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Maxford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Maxford last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moxford8612/
Masford862/
Mashford80791/
Mausford800/
Masfford800/
Mayshford751/
Mosford7197/
Mossford67109/
Masforth671/
Matchfort630/
Mosforth5334/
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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 Maxford
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