Meford Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Meford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Meford (10) may also be a first name.

Meford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meford is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meford is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Meford live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Meford is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Meford is mostly found in: Texas, where 40 percent live, Florida, where 20 percent live and Tennessee, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Meford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 23 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meford Last Name Statistics demography

Meford earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Medford927,030/
Mefford924,953/
Metford9240/
Mesford9230/
Mefourd925/
Mehford922/
Maeford921/
Meyford920/
Mefor91458/
Meadford864/
Medfford862/
Metdford861/
Meatford860/
Myford83182/
Mefort8351/
Maford8320/
Moford8315/
Mefore839/
Meffor839/
Meferd835/
Mefour832/
Miford832/
Mejfor831/
Meefor831/
Mefferd77800/
Mofford77680/
Mitford77453/
Midford77171/
Mayford77125/
Mawford77117/
Meifort7723/
Mahford777/
Meyfort777/
Mafford777/
Mifford772/
Meifard771/
Misford771/
Mefforh771/
Meifour771/
Medfore771/
Medfard771/
Meyfour771/
Moyford771/
Meffard770/
Mephord770/
Meffort770/
Medfort770/
Mefar7318/
Mifor7314/
Myfor733/
Medforth71380/
Meiforth7159/
Meiferdt7128/
Meyfohrt718/
Meyforth713/
Meyfardh711/
Mefferdt711/
Meyfoort711/
Mesfar672,753/
Mafort671,001/
Mifour6764/
Mifort6739/
Mehfar6719/
Maifor6717/
Mofard6711/
Mefert6711/
Mayfor676/
Medfar675/
Mofort673/
Metfar672/
Mafard671/
Maferd671/
Mefare671/
Myfore671/
Mayshford671/
Mayfordth671/
Méfort671/
Mifard670/

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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
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  • 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 Meford
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