Raiford Surname

146,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Raiford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raiford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0021:120,73912,913
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Guam81:20,0153,029
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7041:71,3337,662

Raiford (608) may also be a first name.

Raiford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raiford is most common in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raiford? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raiford is the 146,381st most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,405,925 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Raiford reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 338,872nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 608 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,002 people, or 1 in 120,739. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 10 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and Virginia, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live and Guam, where 0 percent live.

Raiford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raiford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 426 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raiford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raiford last name are 11.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.05% registered to vote for the party.

Raiford earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.39% less than the national average, earning $41,254 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raidford935/
Raifford931/
Raisford930/
Raford9270/
Riford9237/
Raifor922/
Raithford880/
Radford8638,820/
Rayford865,334/
Ratford86349/
Raeford86270/
Rafford86212/
Rifford8633/
Reiford8631/
Rasford8613/
Raifard8613/
Rawford8611/
Ridford864/
Raifort863/
Reaford862/
Rapford862/
Ravford861/
Razford861/
Rizford861/
Ritford861/
Risford860/
Raiferd860/
Rifor83535/
Rafor83103/
Rashford802,772/
Rachford80542/
Richford80489/
Reidford80198/
Readford80113/
Raiffort8033/
Rathford8014/
Radfords803/
Raddford801/
Raiphord801/
Raphford801/
Rayeford801/
Raysford801/
Rishford800/
Rausford800/
Rassford800/
Rafour771,556/
Reford77160/
Reafor77116/
Rifore7762/
Rifard7758/
Raffor7721/
Raifar7720/
Riferd7717/
Rafoor7716/
Rafard7711/
Radfor777/
Rayfor777/
Reifor772/
Rifort771/
Riffor771/
Rawfor771/
Raferd770/
Ryford770/
Rafort770/
Reathford7519/
Ratthford752/
Rachfordp751/
Redford718,627/
Riffard711,356/
Raffard711,299/
Retford71363/
Rhafour71291/
Raffour71227/
Raffort71186/
Refford71101/
Riffort7178/
Raforth7155/
Reyford7143/
Refourd7135/
Razfard7122/
Raufort7120/
Radfard7111/
Raphord719/
Royford718/
Rhaffor718/
Rifferd713/
Rathfor712/
Revford712/
Radfort712/
Resford712/
Reafort712/
Reeford711/
Rajifar711/
Rahfour711/
Rayfort711/
Rasfard711/
Reifard711/
Radfour711/
Rafgard711/
Roifort711/
Rajiehfard711/
Reifort710/
Reuford710/
Ratfort710/
Rafar67907/
Rifar67346/
Rethford67126/
Radforth67111/
Refor6774/
Rieforth6760/
Raffourt6746/
Raifarth6732/
Reitfort6712/
Rayphord674/
Richfort673/
Reshford671/
Reidfort671/
Roiphord671/
Raifahrt671/
Rauffard671/
Rhaffour671/
Rayoffor671/
Rahafard671/
Rashfort670/
Rachfort670/
Rechford670/
Reedford670/
Reiferdt670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raiford
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