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 surname Raiford is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Raiford.

How Common Is The Last Name Raiford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 146,381st most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,405,925 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Raiford live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Raiford is also the 338,872nd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 608 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,002 people, or 1 in 120,739. In The United States Raiford is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 10 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and Virginia, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside and Guam, where 0 percent reside.

Raiford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence 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 Raiford are 11.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.05% registered with the political 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
  • 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 Raiford
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