Riford Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

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

Riford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Riford (22) may also be a first name.

Riford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Riford occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Riford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Riford? popularity and diffusion

Riford is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Riford are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Riford is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 22 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 37 percent live, Hawaii, where 34 percent live and North Carolina, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Riford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Riford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riford last name contracted 36 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Riford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Riford last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Riford earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raiford923,029/
Rifford9233/
Reiford9231/
Ridford924/
Ritford921/
Rizford921/
Risford920/
Rifor91535/
Richford86489/
Reidford86198/
Raidford865/
Raifford861/
Rishford860/
Raisford860/
Reford83160/
Rifore8362/
Rifard8358/
Riferd8317/
Reifor832/
Ruford832/
Raifor832/
Riffor831/
Rifort831/
Ryford830/
Raithford800/
Redford778,627/
Rayford775,334/
Riffard771,356/
Retford77363/
Rufford77113/
Refford77101/
Riffort7778/
Reyford7743/
Refourd7735/
Raifard7713/
Royford778/
Raifort773/
Rifferd773/
Reaford772/
Resford772/
Revford772/
Rufoord771/
Roifort771/
Reifard771/
Reeford771/
Reuford770/
Raiferd770/
Reifort770/
Rifar73346/
Refor7374/
Rethford71126/
Readford71113/
Rieforth7160/
Raiffort7133/
Reitfort7112/
Richfort713/
Reidfort711/
Reshford711/
Richfard711/
Raysford711/
Roiphord711/
Raiphord711/
Ruhfordt710/
Reiferdt710/
Reedford710/
Rechford710/
Rifert67354/
Refour67258/
Refort67209/
Reafor67116/
Rishforth6747/
Raifar6720/
Reathford6719/
Refore6718/
Referd6712/
Reifhardt6711/
Risfar6710/
Rhifar679/
Rifare678/
Refoir677/
Rayfor677/
Riffar673/
Richforth673/
Ruifar672/
Rufort672/
Rifart671/
Rifasr671/
Rijfar671/
Refard670/
Rufard670/

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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 Riford
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