Pamford Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ghana

Pamford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pamford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pamford Last Name Facts

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

Pamford is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pamford.

How Common Is The Last Name Pamford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Pamford reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Pamford is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 100 percent reside. Apart from England Pamford is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Pamford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pamford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pamford surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Panford865,180/
Pomford8693/
Pamfort861/
Pamforth801/
Ponford711/
Pomfort710/
Panforte679/
Peanfort677/
Pounford670/
Panforova631/
Panphor573/
Pomfert571/
Ponfoort5328/
Pfemfert5313/
Phanphor531/
Pocinfor531/
Phamphar531/
Phamphare501/
Phonphard501/

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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 Pamford
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