Presford Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Presford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Presford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales111:281,32115,850
England51:11,143,612252,590
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Presford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Presford is more commonly found in Wales than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Presford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Presford live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in Wales, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 281,321. In Wales Presford is most numerous in: Flintshire, where 91 percent reside and Wrexham County Borough, where 9 percent reside. Besides Wales Presford is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent reside and The Isle of Man, where 6 percent reside.

Presford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Presford has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Presford last name fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Presford
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