Mundford Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Mundford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mundford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:2,228,72284,230
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mundford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mundford is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mundford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mundford is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Mundford are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England it is most numerous in: Norfolk, where 76 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 16 percent live and Suffolk, where 4 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live.

Mundford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mundford has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Mundford surname grew 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moundford940/
Muntford8813/
Mountford827,964/
Mundfortz8218/
Moundferd820/
Mountfordd781/
Mounntford780/
Mountfourd780/
Montford753,259/
Mondfort759/
Mumtford750/
Muntfort750/
Mountfort71583/
Monntford710/
Mountfordová701/
Montfor673/
Montfort635,673/
Montfoort59219/
Montforth597/
Mountfert590/
Monntfort590/
Montfar5374/

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Mundford Reference & Research

Mumford 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 Mundford
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