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 last name Mefford is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mefford.

How Common Is The Last Name Mefford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 96,049th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,471,340 people. Mefford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Mefford reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Mefford is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used given name on earth, held by 14 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,925 people, or 1 in 73,596. In The United States it is most common in: Kentucky, where 14 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mefford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mefford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 803 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mefford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mefford last name are 18.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.07% registered to vote for the 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