Raford Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Raford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:257,53221,220

Raford (198) may also be a first name.

Raford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raford is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Raford.

How Common Is The Last Name Raford? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raford is the 2,273,756th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Raford reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Raford is also the 644,447th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 198 people.

The surname Raford is most common in The United States, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States Raford is most prevalent in: Florida, where 29 percent live, Colorado, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Raford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Raford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 68 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raford last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Raford earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning $43,346 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Radford9238,820/
Rayford925,334/
Raiford923,029/
Ratford92349/
Raeford92270/
Rafford92212/
Rasford9213/
Rawford9211/
Reaford922/
Rapford922/
Ravford921/
Razford921/
Rafor91103/
Rashford862,772/
Rachford86542/
Readford86113/
Rathford8614/
Raidford865/
Radfords863/
Raddford861/
Raifford861/
Raphford861/
Raysford861/
Rausford860/
Rassford860/
Raisford860/
Rafour831,556/
Reford83160/
Reafor83116/
Raffor8321/
Rafoor8316/
Rafard8311/
Radfor837/
Rayfor837/
Raifor832/
Roford832/
Rawfor831/
Raferd830/
Rafort830/
Reathford8019/
Ratthford802/
Rachfordp801/
Raithford800/
Raffard771,299/
Rodford77312/
Rhafour77291/
Raffour77227/
Raffort77186/
Refford77101/
Raforth7755/
Reyford7743/
Refourd7735/
Reiford7731/
Rosford7731/
Razfard7722/
Raufort7720/
Rotford7718/
Raifard7713/
Radfard7711/
Raphord779/
Royford778/
Rhaffor778/
Raifort773/
Rathfor772/
Radfort772/
Reafort772/
Reeford771/
Rahfour771/
Rayfort771/
Rasfard771/
Radfour771/
Rafgard771/
Reuford770/
Ratfort770/
Rowford770/
Rohford770/
Raiferd770/
Rofford770/
Rafar73907/
Rofor735/
Rochford716,994/
Reidford71198/
Radforth71111/
Raffourt7146/
Raiffort7133/
Rothford7120/
Rayphord714/
Roshford712/
Raiphord711/
Rossford711/
Rauffard711/
Rhaffour711/
Rahafard711/
Rashfort710/
Rachfort710/
Radfar673,812/
Rafart67762/
Raffar67640/
Rafert67236/
Refort67209/
Razfar67125/
Rafare6722/
Rofort6721/
Raifar6720/
Rofore6719/
Referd6712/
Rafgar678/
Rhafar677/
Rahfar674/
Reifor672/
Raafar672/
Rashforth671/
Rajfar671/
Rafarh671/
Rafatr671/
Rgafar671/
Ra'far671/
Rohfor671/
Rofard671/
Rasfar671/
Refard670/
Roferd670/
Reafar670/
Roschford670/
Rafurt670/
Roufor670/

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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 Raford
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