Mefford Surname

96,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Mefford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mefford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9251:73,5968,483
Scotland91:594,86921,724
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6131:81,9238,604

Mefford (14) may also be a first name.

Mefford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mefford is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mefford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mefford is the 96,049th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,471,340 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Mefford are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Mefford is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name internationally It is held by 14 people.

The last name Mefford is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4,925 people, or 1 in 73,596. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 14 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mefford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mefford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mefford last name rose 803 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mefford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mefford last name are 18.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.07% registered with the political party.

Mefford earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.79% less than the national average, earning $41,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medfford932/
Meford9211/
Meffor929/
Medford867,030/
Mefferd86800/
Mofford86680/
Metford8640/
Mesford8630/
Mafford867/
Mefourd865/
Mifford862/
Mehford862/
Mefforh861/
Maeford861/
Meffard860/
Meffort860/
Meyford860/
Mefor83458/
Meadford804/
Metdford801/
Mefferdt801/
Meatford800/
Myford77182/
Mefort7751/
Maford7720/
Moford7715/
Mefore779/
Meferd775/
Miford772/
Mefour772/
Mejfor771/
Meefor771/
Meffert713,976/
Mitford71453/
Midford71171/
Mayford71125/
Mawford71117/
Maffort7190/
Maffard7139/
Meifort7123/
Medffar7110/
Moffard717/
Meyfort717/
Moffort717/
Mahford717/
Meifard711/
Meyfour711/
Meifour711/
Misford711/
Medfore711/
Medfard711/
Moyford711/
Mesffar711/
Medfort710/
Mifferd710/
Mephord710/
Mofferd710/
Medforth67380/
Meiforth6759/
Meiffert6758/
Meiferdt6728/
Mefar6718/
Maeffert6715/
Mifor6714/
Moeffert6711/
Meyfohrt678/
Meyforth673/
Myfor673/
Meyfardh671/
Meyfoort671/
Mafforth671/
Maffortt670/

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Mefford Reference & Research

Mefford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Mefford
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis