Rensford Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Rensford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rensford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Rensford (56) may also be a first name.

Rensford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rensford has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rensford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Rensford live; 69 percent live in Australasia and 69 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 56 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in New Zealand, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 215,634. In New Zealand Rensford is primarily found in: Auckland Region, where 95 percent reside and Wellington Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from New Zealand Rensford exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside.

Rensford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rensford has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Rensford last name decreased 67 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
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  • 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 Rensford
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