Merford Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Merford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Merford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merford occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merford? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Merford is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Merford are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Arkansas, where 50 percent live and Michigan, where 50 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and The Netherlands, where 25 percent live.
Merford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Merford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merford surname declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moerford | 93 | 0 | / |
| Morford | 86 | 4,279 | / |
| Merfort | 86 | 337 | / |
| Marford | 86 | 26 | / |
| Merferd | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mehrfard | 80 | 153 | / |
| Merhfour | 80 | 151 | / |
| Merforth | 80 | 62 | / |
| Mehrfort | 80 | 58 | / |
| Muirford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meerfort | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morrford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mehrforth | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mehrfar | 71 | 722 | / |
| Merfert | 71 | 111 | / |
| Marfort | 71 | 105 | / |
| Merfortová | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mirfour | 71 | 7 | / |
| Morfort | 71 | 2 | / |
| Merfart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirfard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehrfert | 67 | 41 | / |
| Marfortt | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mehrfurt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehrfarz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morphord | 67 | 0 | / |
| Morffort | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mehrfurth | 63 | 19 | / |
| Mirfar | 62 | 283 | / |
| Mehrvar | 57 | 2,818 | / |
| Morferd | 57 | 0 | / |
| Morpherd | 53 | 0 | / |
| Mairfarth | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Merford
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis