Ralford Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

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

Ralford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ralford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ralford (314) may also be a first name.

Ralford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ralford is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ralford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ralford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. Ralford occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Ralford live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 495,703rd most common first name globally. It is borne by 314 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States Ralford is most numerous in: Illinois, where 43 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Ralford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ralford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 880 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ralford Last Name Statistics demography

Ralford earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.22% less than the national average, earning $22,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Realford9318/
Railford936/
Ralphford881/
Ralfort8614/
Rolford860/
Reilford804/
Roolford801/
Reulford801/
Realforte751/
Rolfort7138/
Rolferd710/
Rolffort676/
Ralphour671/
Rollfort671/
Rolfgaard633/
Rolfgardt632/
Rochelfort591/
Rolfart5736/
Rolfert5728/
Rolfarth534/

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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 Ralford
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