Niford Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Niford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Niford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niford is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Niford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niford? popularity and diffusion

Niford is the 2,776,799th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Niford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Niford live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Niford is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Niford is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 51 percent reside, California, where 36 percent reside and New Hampshire, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Niford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Niford last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Niford earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 35.51% more than the national average, earning $58,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.11% more than the national average, earning $66,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neiford9249/
Nisford924/
Nieford922/
Nifor9159/
Nifore8347/
Ngifor8321/
Nifort8314/
Niforh836/
Neford835/
Nidfor831/
Nuifor831/
Naifor831/
Neifor830/
Nuford830/
Niferd830/
Nefford7746/
Neiferd7738/
Newford7716/
Nesford775/
Nedford775/
Naifard775/
Niforth772/
Neifour771/
Neuford770/
Nufford770/
Neifort770/
Nieferd770/
Netford770/
Nifar7328/
Nefor731/
Nieforth71175/
Neiforth715/
Niforova712/
Neisfort711/
Ngefor67737/
Neifar67430/
Naifar6745/
Neafor679/
Nifert676/
Newfor672/
Nefour672/
Nisfar672/
Gnessford671/
Noifar671/
Neufor671/
Nuifar671/
Niofar671/
Nifhar671/
Nyforh671/
Nyfore671/
Nyfort671/
Neefor671/
Nesfor671/
Nefort671/
Nifaar671/

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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 Niford
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