Petford Surname
Approximately 591 people bear this surname
Petford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 427 | 1:130,487 | 12,922 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 119 | 1:204,835 | 16,153 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Petford Demographics
Average Petford Salary in
United States
$64,238 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Petford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petford Come From? nationality or country of origin
Petford is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Petford? popularity and diffusion
Petford is the 542,751st most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,330,873 people. Petford is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Petford live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 427 people, or 1 in 130,487. In England it is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 32 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Shropshire, where 11 percent live. Beside England Petford exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Petford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Petford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Petford last name grew 359 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Petford Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Petford last name are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Petford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 385.06% more than the national average, earning R 1,152,680 per year; in United States they earn 48.87% more than the national average, earning $64,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $50,083 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pettford | 93 | 7 | / |
| Phetford | 93 | 6 | / |
| Pethford | 93 | 2 | / |
| Peford | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pitford | 86 | 63 | / |
| Patford | 86 | 56 | / |
| Pedford | 86 | 41 | / |
| Peaford | 86 | 24 | / |
| Pieford | 86 | 1 | / |
| Petfort | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pefford | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pithford | 80 | 3 | / |
| Phedford | 80 | 3 | / |
| Piedford | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pittford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pottford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peidford | 80 | 0 | / |
| Peafor | 77 | 16 | / |
| Piford | 77 | 0 | / |
| Piefor | 77 | 0 | / |
| Peffor | 77 | 0 | / |
| Peachford | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peafort | 71 | 544 | / |
| Piefort | 71 | 65 | / |
| Peyfort | 71 | 50 | / |
| Pisford | 71 | 8 | / |
| Pidford | 71 | 2 | / |
| Paiford | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pefoure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Padford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patfort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peffort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pifford | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pfeffor | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pitfour | 71 | 0 | / |
| Peffard | 71 | 0 | / |
| Piedfort | 67 | 654 | / |
| Patfoort | 67 | 335 | / |
| Pichford | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pifor | 67 | 9 | / |
| Puisford | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pefar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pieffort | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheufort | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Petford
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