Oford Surname

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

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Oford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Oford (17) may also be a first name.

Oford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oford is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Oford.

How Common Is The Last Name Oford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oford is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Oford is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Oford live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 17 people.

Oford is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Oford is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 75 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 13 percent live and Bayelsa, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Oford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Oford last name fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Offord913,890/
Hoford9138/
Osford9121/
Goford9113/
O'Ford913/
Oyford911/
Otford910/
Ofor896,780/
Hosford834,070/
Hofford83483/
Howford8354/
Gofford8351/
Hoiford836/
Hodford834/
Uotford832/
Hooford831/
Hopford830/
Hoeford830/
Offor8046,930/
Gofor80324/
Osfor80209/
Eford80154/
Aford8062/
Ofoor8030/
Ofort8015/
Ofore809/
Oforr809/
Ofour808/
Hofor805/
Oforh804/
Opfor803/
Ohfor803/
Ojfor801/
Hossford774/
Houfford771/
Hoodford770/
Hochford770/
Efford731,369/
Afford73711/
Osfour73219/
Awford73147/
Offort73145/
Asford7348/
Goffor7341/
Haford7333/
Ofoire7333/
Offard7324/
Gofoor7315/
Atford7311/
Offfor7311/
Gofard739/
Adford738/
Gofort737/
Ophord737/
Gofour737/
Gaford736/
Euford736/
Offorh735/
Auford734/
Offoor734/
Heford734/
Offore733/
Oforth732/
Oforhe732/
O'Fort732/
Goofor732/
Afordt732/
Offerd731/
Osfort731/
Hofard731/
Hofoor731/
Goforh731/
Aaford731/
Afords731/
Ofourt731/
Offorr731/
Ohfoor731/
Goufor731/
Avford731/
Apford730/
Hofore730/
Hofort730/
Ahford730/
Hoferd730/
Hoffor730/
Ashford6721,447/
Afor674,069/
Gafford673,588/
Hafford671,738/
Hasford671,654/
Hefford671,363/
Goffard67948/
Hoffard67607/
Hoofard67251/
Hadford67151/
Hoffort67134/
Hofferd6792/
Hepford6773/
Ofar6758/
Hofgard6740/
Offoire6721/
Hoferdt6715/
Hatford6712/
Aufford678/
Ausford677/
Hofardt676/
Hawford675/
Ahsford674/
Ossfour674/
Assford673/
Goffort673/
Goffoor672/
Gawford671/
Oforova671/
Hooferd671/
Hoefort671/
Hapford671/
Goforht671/
Adfords671/
Asfford671/
Ousfour671/
Gafoord671/
Hoforte671/
Ouffour671/
Oufoure671/
Hoffurd670/
Hauford670/
Hazford670/
Hoforth670/
Asdford670/
Ossfort670/

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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
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  • 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 Oford
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